Learning to solve challenging percentage-change problems: A cross-cultural study from a cognitive load perspective
Journal article
Ngu, Bing Hiong, Yeung, Alexander Seeshing, Phan, Huy P., Hong, Kian Sam and Usop, Hasbee. (2018). Learning to solve challenging percentage-change problems: A cross-cultural study from a cognitive load perspective. Journal of Experimental Education. 86(3), pp. 362 - 385. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2017.1347774
Authors | Ngu, Bing Hiong, Yeung, Alexander Seeshing, Phan, Huy P., Hong, Kian Sam and Usop, Hasbee |
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Abstract | In an experiment, secondary students from Australia and Malaysia (n = 130) were randomly assigned to one of three approaches (equation, unitary, unitary-pictorial) to learn how to solve challenging percentage-change problems. In line with the differential types of cognitive load associated with the three approaches, the unitary-approach group outperformed both the unitary group and the equation group across Australia and Malaysia. In support of cross-cultural findings, the Malaysian students outperformed the Australian students for the equation approach but not the unitary approach nor the unitary-pictorial approach. The Australian students, in contrast, learned better with the unitary-pictorial approach. This study, overall, reveals the “gap” between the Asian and Western countries in the use of problem-solving approaches across different cultural settings. |
Keywords | cognitive load; percentage problems; problem solving; worked examples |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Education |
Journal citation | 86 (3), pp. 362 - 385 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0022-0973 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2017.1347774 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85026529398 |
Page range | 362 - 385 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8998y/learning-to-solve-challenging-percentage-change-problems-a-cross-cultural-study-from-a-cognitive-load-perspective
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