The Effectiveness of Using the Scaffolds Instruction in Development the  Number Sense and Mathematical Communication for Stage Preparatory Pupils

Shawky Aly, Hassan

doi:10.21608/jsre.2020.71949

The Effectiveness of Using the Scaffolds Instruction in Development the Number Sense and Mathematical Communication for Stage Preparatory Pupils

Document Type : Original Article

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Hassan Shawky Aly

10.21608/jsre.2020.71949

Abstract

The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using instructional scaffolds in the development of number sense and mathematical communication, as well as the relationship between number sense and mathematical communication among First Stage Preparatory Pupils. It covered a sample of (68) students distributed into two groups. While the experimental group (35 students) was taught using instructional scaffolds, the control one (33 students) was taught using the traditional method. The study utilized an instructional scaffolding-based teacher guide, a number sense test, and an observation checklist for mathematical communication. Results revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the means of scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-number sense test and the post-communication test in favor of the experimental group. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between number sense and mathematical communication among the experimental group students.

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