Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26172
Title: Learning to Solve Challenging Percentage-Change Problems: A Cross-Cultural Study From a Cognitive Load Perspective
Contributor(s): Ngu, Bing Hiong  (author)orcid ; Yeung, Alexander Sheeshing (author); Phan, Huy P  (author)orcid ; Hong, Kian Sam (author); Usop, Hasbee (author)
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2017.1347774
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26172
Abstract: In an experiment, secondary students from Australia and Malaysia (n = 130) were randomly assigned to one of three approaches (equation, unitary, unitary-pictorial) to learn how to solve challenging percentage-change problems. In line with the differential types of cognitive load associated with the three approaches, the unitary-approach group outperformed both the unitary group and the equation group across Australia and Malaysia. In support of cross-cultural findings, the Malaysian students outperformed the Australian students for the equation approach but not the unitary approach nor the unitary-pictorial approach. The Australian students, in contrast, learned better with the unitary-pictorial approach. This study, overall, reveals the "gap" between the Asian and Western countries in the use of problem-solving approaches across different cultural settings.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: The Journal of Experimental Education, 86(3), p. 362-385
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1940-0683
0022-0973
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130208 Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390109 Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930102 Learner and Learning Processes
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160101 Early childhood education
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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