Mathematical language is characterised by: abstraction, symbols and rules, non-linearity and complexity of language, arrangement, coding, and decoding information.
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The Importance of Reading Literacy in Learning Mathematics
Amalija Žakelj (University of Primorska, Slovenia), Mara Cotič (University of Primorska, Slovenia), Darjo Felda (University of Primorska, Slovenia), and Sanela Mešinović (University of Primorska, Slovenia)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5799-9.ch011
Abstract
In school, reading literacy is also vital for learning mathematics and development of mathematical literacy. In addition to knowing and understanding numbers, symbols, and relations among them, also large enough vocabulary is needed, and the ability of reading and understanding word problems or mathematical texts. The empirical research is based on the descriptive and causal non-experimental method, with data having been gathered with the support of a test of mathematical knowledge. In the sample, 89 students of the third grade of basic school were involved. The results of the empirical research that examined the relations between the performance of students in mathematics and in Slovenian have shown the students with higher grades in Slovenian have performed better in solving simple and more demanding mathematical problems than the students with lower grades in Slovenian.