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Dependence between creative and non-creative mathematical reasoning in national physics tests
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Science Education and Mathematics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5981-3722
2017 (English)In: Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, NOMAD: [Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education], ISSN 1104-2176, Vol. 22, no 2, p. 93-119Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

It is known from previous studies that a focus on rote learning and procedural mathematical reasoning hamper students’ learning of mathematics. Since mathematics is an integral part of physics, it is assumed that mathematical reasoning also influences students’ success in physics. This paper aims to study how students’ ability to reason mathematically affects their success on different kinds of physics tasks. A descriptive statistical approach is adopted, which compares the ratio between conditional and unconditional probability to solve physics tasks requiring different kinds of mathematical reasoning. Tasks from eight Swedish national physics tests for upper secondary school, serve as a basis for the analysis. The result shows that if students succeed on tasks requiring creative mathematical reasoning, the probability to solve the other tasks on the same test increases. This increase is higher than if the students succeed on tasks not requiring creative mathematical reasoning. This result suggests that if students can reason mathematically creatively, they have the ability to use their knowledge in other novel situations and thus become more successful on tests.

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2017. Vol. 22, no 2, p. 93-119
Keywords [en]
Creative mathematical reasoning, Descriptive statistics, Imitative reasoning, Mathematical Reasoning Requirements, National tests, Physics tasks, Upper secondary school.
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Didactics Other Mathematics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-32687OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-32687DiVA, id: diva2:1174987
Available from: 2018-01-17 Created: 2018-01-17 Last updated: 2021-10-19Bibliographically approved

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