Title : ( THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKING MEMORY AND MATHEMATICS ANXIETY ON STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLE IN CALCULUS WORD PROBLEM SOLVING )
Authors: Seyed Hosein Abdolahi , Hassan Alamolhodaei , Elahe Aminifar ,
Full TextAbstract
In this research, the relationship between working memory, mathematics anxiety and learning style (Field-dependence/Field-independence) and the effects of them on calculus word problem solving was examined. An experimental group consists of 143 students aged 17-18 years old who study mathematics has been tested with two mathematics exams based on Witkin‟s learning style (Group Embedded Figures Test) and Digit Span Backwards Test (DBT). The results showed there is a statistical significant of effectiveness of learning style (FD/FI), working memory and mathematics anxiety on calculus word problem solving. Furthermore, the correlation between capacity of working memory, mathematics anxiety and learning style (FD/FI) is significant. In total, results clearly indicated that some of practical problems can be used for getting skills related to calculus word problem solving for teaching and fostering learning mathematics.
Keywords
, working memory, field dependency, mathematical problem solving, mathematics anxiety
@inproceedings{paperid:1021332,
author = {Seyed Hosein Abdolahi and Alamolhodaei, Hassan and Elahe Aminifar},
title = {THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKING MEMORY AND MATHEMATICS ANXIETY ON STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLE IN CALCULUS WORD PROBLEM SOLVING},
booktitle = {Third International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education(CoSMEd) 2009},
year = {2009},
location = {Penang},
keywords = {working memory-field dependency-mathematical problem solving-mathematics anxiety},
}
%0 Conference Proceedings
%T THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKING MEMORY AND MATHEMATICS ANXIETY ON STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLE IN CALCULUS WORD PROBLEM SOLVING
%A Seyed Hosein Abdolahi
%A Alamolhodaei, Hassan
%A Elahe Aminifar
%J Third International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education(CoSMEd) 2009
%D 2009
