Using flowcharts to support students’ mathematics problem-solving: Teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies

Philemon Chigeza; David Chinofunga

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Philemon Chigeza ¹ ^* , David Chinofunga ¹

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¹ James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, AUSTRALIA^* Corresponding Author

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This paper offers an autoethnographic account of mathematics teachers’ use of flowcharts to support students’ problem-solving. Over two school terms, two mathematics educators participated in fortnightly sessions to analyze surveys and interview data on flowchart integration collected from eight mathematics teachers. Using analytical autoethnography, the study explored the teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies. The autoethnography reflective sessions incorporated member checking, professional practice considerations, literature, and curriculum documents. The paper highlights strategies for facilitating, tracking, and assessing problem-solving and concludes with insights and implications for mathematics teaching and learning.

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problem-solving
metacognition
planning
monitoring
evaluation

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2026, Article No: em2837

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18588

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Chigeza, P., & Chinofunga, D. (2026). Using flowcharts to support students’ mathematics problem-solving: Teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(6), em2837. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18588

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Chigeza P, Chinofunga D. Using flowcharts to support students’ mathematics problem-solving: Teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(6):em2837. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18588

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Chigeza P, Chinofunga D. Using flowcharts to support students’ mathematics problem-solving: Teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(6), em2837. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18588

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Chigeza, Philemon, and David Chinofunga. "Using flowcharts to support students’ mathematics problem-solving: Teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 6 (2026): em2837. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18588

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Chigeza, P., and Chinofunga, D. (2026). Using flowcharts to support students’ mathematics problem-solving: Teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(6), em2837. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18588

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Chigeza, Philemon et al. "Using flowcharts to support students’ mathematics problem-solving: Teachers’ planning, monitoring, and evaluation strategies". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 6, 2026, em2837. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18588