So what, who cares?
Many students are below proficiency in math, scoring far below their grade level because of their inability to read, comprehend, and then use the correct strategies to solve a math word problem. This study will explore what other studies have not, students will use vocalization while recording one's own voice, listen to that recording and improving their explanation to test the accuracy with which they comprehend and can apply the correct methods to solve future problems. One study focused on recording students as they troubleshooted the faults in a small engine titled, A Descriptive Interpretive Analysis of Students' Oral Verbalization during the Use of Think-Aloud Pair Problem Solving While Troubleshooting, that focused on student’s ability to talk through the problem. The recordings were measured and correlated the negative statements and positive statements during troubleshooting and how that connected with the outcome of successfully fixing the error in the engine. (Pate & Miller 2011) The results show that students who successfully fixed the error also made more meta-cognitive thought statements during the think aloud pair problem solving activity. Methodology The study will analyze student’s pre test scores and post test scores assessing accuracy of solving word problems in math, and analyze the existing results of the district implemented Math Inventory Assessment. Both the control group and test group will be introduced to the specific vocabulary used in that unit by watching a Flocabulary video then completing word cards in which they write a sentence using the vocabulary word. Both groups will be given direct instruction on how to solve word problems. Students will take guided notes, then students in the control group will work individually to solve word problems and check their accuracy with the teacher while the test group will use the software program Voicethread to solve the same word problems. Students will be given a word bank of the vocabulary they need to include in their description and the test group will be instructed to “use as many practice recordings as you need to, in order to create a final copy that you are satisfied with and that shows your best work”. The pre test and post test scores of both groups will be compared and analyzed to see if verbalization and recording oneself while solving math word problems is an effective teaching/learning strategy. Reference: Pate, M. L., & Miller, G. (2011). A Descriptive Interpretive Analysis of Students’ Oral Verbalization during the Use of Think-Aloud Pair Problem Solving While Troubleshooting. Journal of Agricultural Education, 52(1), 107–119. Retrieved from https://erms.tourolib.org/url/http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.touro.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ955680&site=ehost-live
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Pence, Roger D.
4/1/2019 02:52:36 pm
Very nice encapsulation of your project. I liked that you provided a "who cares?" background that was clear followed by a brief synopsis of what you will be analyzing specifically. Keep these two paragraphs in mind when you need to build a screencast for the last class around your research proposal.
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Golden
4/2/2019 11:32:11 pm
Your study seems really interesting . I’m excited to see how the study turns out. I like how you make sure that both groups are getting the information but just different ways that they will get to work on the task at hand. I’m really interested to see how the students will be able to work the VoiceThread app.
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