Gan , We Ling and Ghazali, Munirah
(2014)
A Study Of Malaysian Year 5 Pupils’
Pre-Algebraic Thinking.
The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education (formerly known as Journal of Educators and Education), 29 (1).
pp. 1-20.
ISSN 2289-9057
Abstract
This paper reports part of the findings of a study undertaken to investigate
Malaysian Year 5 pupils’ pre-algebraic thinking while they were solving pre-algebraic
problems. It focuses on the inference of pre-algebraic thinking among five 11-year-old
pupils while solving three pre-algebraic problems involving geometric patterns. Data for
this study was collected on a one-by-one basis, during which each participant was
observed while solving the problems. While they were solving the problems, the
participants were required to think aloud by verbalising whatever came to mind during
the problem-solving process. After solving each problem, retrospective interviews were
conducted if there was reason to think that additional information could be elicited from
the participant. The think-aloud and interview sessions were audio-taped and transcribed.
The verbatim transcripts were given to the participants to achieve a negotiated
interpretation of the data. The verbatim transcripts were then segmented to enable
inferences to be made about the participants’ pre-algebraic thinking. Analysis of the data
suggested that ‘look for pattern’, ‘recognise pattern’ and ‘extend pattern’ were among the
types of common pre-algebraic thinking inferred from the participants’ verbalisations
while solving problems involving geometric patterns.
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