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Difficulties in Solving Verbal Mathematical Problems Among High School Students in Al-Qunfudhah Governorate from the Perspective of Mathematics Teachers

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Ibrahim Abdah Ali Alzubaidi Umm Al-Qura University, College of Education, Department of Curricula and Teaching, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
The current study aimed to identify the difficulties in solving verbal mathematical problems among high school students in Al-Qunfudhah Governorate from the perspective of mathematics teachers, and to achieve the study's objectives, the researcher prepared a tool consisting of nine axes, which are (general strategy in solving mathematical problems, strategy for creating a table, logical justification strategy, strategy for solving a simpler problem, pattern search strategy, model creation strategy, guessing and checking strategy, reverse solving strategy, and drawing a picture strategy). The first axis was divided into four dimensions: (understanding the problem, planning to solve the problem, executing the solution plan, and verifying the validity of the solution). The questionnaire consisted of (62) items, and the study sample included (80) male and female teachers from the high school level in Al-Qunfudhah Governorate during the first semester (2025 AD/1446 AH). They were selected using simple random sampling. The study reached the following results: the mean scores for all items of the axes with their four dimensions were at a moderate level, and there were statistically significant differences for the gender variable in favor of males, for the academic qualification variable in favor of those with master's and doctoral degrees, for the years of experience variable in favor of those with more than 10 years of experience, and for the training courses variable in favor of those who attended training courses. The study recommended encouraging male and female teachers to employ strategies for solving verbal mathematical problems in teaching.
Publication Details
Page(s) 3618-3645
Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Year: 2025

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Keywords
Difficulties Solving Verbal Mathematical Problems Mathematics Teachers
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