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标题：Students' English Language Abilities in Solving Mathematics Word Problems
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作者：Hj Mohammad Hairol Azaman Hj Pungut ; Masitah Shahrill
期刊名称：Mathematics Education Trends and Research
印刷版ISSN：2195-4372
电子版ISSN：2195-4372
出版年度：2014
卷号：2014
DOI：10.5899/2014/metr-00048
出版社：ISPACS GmbH
摘要：Previous local research findings have found that students are generally weak in solving mathematics word problems especially in problems that required skills in choosing the various mathematical techniques they have learned in previous years. Too often, students see the knowledge taught by teachers as mathematical procedures and they failed to apply the importance of such knowledge to their daily lives. This research investigated two main areas, namely students' performance in solving mathematics word problems and the relationship between English competency and the ability to do mathematics. A total of 78 Year 9 students from four secondary schools participated in this study. The findings revealed that the time or period spent in school does not determine students' ability in mathematics but rather a strong foundation in basic mathematics is a factor that contributes to a better performance in the subject. Furthermore, the English competency does not influence students' performance in doing mathematics word problems significantly. It was proven that students does not require good English to do Mathematics word problems questions with less than 40 words (those categorised as 'Not Wordy' and 'Average Wordy' questions).
关键词：English competency; language; mathematics word problems; secondary students' performance; Brunei Darussalam