DocumentCode
2008575
Title
Designing a multimedia-based cognitive tool for solving word problems involving fractions
Author
Ahmad, Azlina ; Salim, Siti Salwah ; Zainuddin, Roziati
Author_Institution
Fac. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Technol., Univ. Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
fYear
2005
fDate
5-8 July 2005
Firstpage
311
Lastpage
312
Abstract
Various studies have indicated that many students in the world faced difficulties in solving word problems especially when the problems involve fractions. A study conducted on Malaysian students shows that they too are facing similar problems. This paper describes the results of the study, its analysis and its implication on the design of a cognitive tool to solve fraction word problems. With multimedia technology today, we believe that the development of a multimedia-based cognitive tool can help improve students´ performance in solving word problems.
Keywords
computer aided instruction; mathematics computing; multimedia systems; Malaysian students; fraction; multimedia technology; multimedia-based cognitive tool; word problems; Cognitive science; Computer science; Computer science education; Equations; Error correction; Human factors; Information technology; Mathematics; Problem-solving; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2338-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICALT.2005.106
Filename
1508685
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