Cognitive Activities in Solving Mathematical Tasks: The Role of a Cognitive Obstacle

Autor/in	Antonijevic, Radovan
Titel	Cognitive Activities in Solving Mathematical Tasks: The Role of a Cognitive Obstacle
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 12 (2016) 9, S.2503-2515 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Ability; Cognitive Processes; Problem Solving; Mathematics Education; Barriers; Thinking Skills; Mathematical Logic; Learning Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Problemlösen; Mathematische Bildung; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Learning process; Lernprozess
Abstract	In the process of learning mathematics, students practice various forms of thinking activities aimed to substantially contribute to the development of their different cognitive structures. In this paper, the subject matter is a "cognitive obstacle", a phenomenon that occurs in the procedures of solving mathematical tasks. Each task in mathematics teaching should potentially be designed so that it contains requests that should be performed. Based on that, a cognitive obstacle that students face at the thought plan is created, as well as a cognitive challenge. In the process of "overcoming a cognitive obstacle" in solving the assigned task in mathematics teaching, it is necessary for a student to make an adequate cognitive effort and to optimally engage reference part of the actual cognitive capacity. The process takes place through exercising different thinking activities (thinking operations), using the previous knowledge and experience in solving certain groups of tasks. A system of cognitive obstacles should be grounded in the teaching mathematics, in order to enable an adequate level of thought activization of students and the development of various mathematical cognitive micro-structures (abilities, skills, knowledge, etc.). It also enables students to develop and improve their capacity of mathematical thinking. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01