Developing Writing Skills by Formulating Mathematical Problems
Developing Writing Skills by Formulating Mathematical Problems

Summary/Abstract: Тhe aim of the paper is to examine one possible method in developing both mathematical and writing skills in mother tongue. The main research questions are: what is the connection of mathematical thinking and language fluency in students’ formulations of mathematical problems, and does this type of demands have a potential of a successful method in developing writing skills. The research results which will be presented are based on testing 134 students of the final year in elementary school from two cities in central Serbia. Standard quantitative and qualitative methodological procedures were used. Main research results show that the students are absolutely aware of the main textual characteristics and genre features of mathematical problems and that they mostly copy the patterns they usually meet with. Also, the research implies that mother tongue fluency and correctness are not seen as important per se, but only as the school knowledge which is also to be evaluated.

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