The effect of situated learning environment in enhancing mathematical reasoning and proof among tenth grade students

Maha Abdul Kareem Fraihat; Amal Abdallah Khasawneh; Ali Ahmad Al-Barakat

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Maha Abdul Kareem Fraihat ¹ ^* , Amal Abdallah Khasawneh ¹ , Ali Ahmad Al-Barakat ¹ ²

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¹ Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JORDAN² Department of Education, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE^* Corresponding Author

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This study investigated the effect of situated learning environment in enhancing mathematical reasoning and proof among tenth grade students. To achieve the aim of the study, a pre-post-test of mathematical reasoning and proof was used, and its validity and reliability were verified. The sample of the study consisted of 50 female students who were distributed equally into two groups; the experimental who were taught the circle unit in geometry by situated learning environment, and the control group who were taught by the traditional method. The results indicate a significant improvement in the students’ ability of reasoning and proof in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, a diversity of mathematical reasoning and proof strategies were used by the experimental group.

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situated learning environment
mathematical reasoning and proof
mathematics education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2022, Volume 18, Issue 6, Article No: em2120

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12088

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Fraihat MAK, Khasawneh AA, Al-Barakat AA. The effect of situated learning environment in enhancing mathematical reasoning and proof among tenth grade students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2022;18(6):em2120. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12088

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Fraihat, Maha Abdul Kareem, Amal Abdallah Khasawneh, and Ali Ahmad Al-Barakat. "The effect of situated learning environment in enhancing mathematical reasoning and proof among tenth grade students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2022 18 no. 6 (2022): em2120. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12088

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Fraihat, M. A. K., Khasawneh, A. A., and Al-Barakat, A. A. (2022). The effect of situated learning environment in enhancing mathematical reasoning and proof among tenth grade students. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(6), em2120. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12088

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Fraihat, Maha Abdul Kareem et al. "The effect of situated learning environment in enhancing mathematical reasoning and proof among tenth grade students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 18, no. 6, 2022, em2120. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12088