Proposal and Final Defense Presentation Content
Proposal and Final Defense Presentation Content
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Saturday, March 16, 2024
Diverse Problem Solving Models
and Language Proficiency:
It’s Effect to the Students’ Cognitive
Flexibility, Mathematical Communication
Skills,
Performance and Creativity
Pedro Y. Claro
Researcher/Proponent
Introduction
Inability to
translate
problems into
mathematical
forms due to
language
proficiency
barriers.
Introduction
Introduction
Cognitive
Flexibility
Diverse
Problem
Solving Mathematical
Models Communication
Problem Skills
Solving
Skills
Creativity
Language
Proficiency
Performance
Theoretical Framework
“Zone of Proximal Development”
Variation Theory
Cognitive Flexibility
Methods
Mathematical
Communication Skills
• Lecture
• With Problem Solving
Performance
Models
• Achievement
• Conceptual
Understanding
Language Proficiency
Creativity
Covariate
Pretest
Statement of the Problem
1. What is the profile of the participants based on their language
proficiency?
2. What are the students’ mathematical communication skills
and creativity scores in General Mathematics as classified
based on their language proficiency?
3. What are the students’ performance in terms of their scores in
achievement and conceptual understanding in General
Mathematics as classified based on their language
proficiency?
4. What are the students’ cognitive flexibility based on cognitive
flexibility index inventory?
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