The effect of the use of a strategy based on the principles of the Treis theory in correcting the wrong perceptions of the third -grade students in mathematics

Abstract

This study aims to find out the effect of using a strategy based on TRIZ theory in correcting the error perceptions of third grade female students in mathematics. The study sample consisted of (80) female students, (40) experimental group and (40) control group. The researchers created a test to measure error perceptions and a proposed method to correct them based on TRIZ theory in order to achieve the objectives of the study. These tools were used on the study sample after confirming their psychometric properties. After statistical analysis of the data using the statistical program (SPSS): The study found the following results: There are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) for the means of the test scores in correcting misperceptions for the experimental group before and after in favor of the experimental group, and for the means of the test scores in correcting misperceptions after the experimental group and the control group in favor of the experimental group.

In light of the results, the researchers made a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: Employing the strategies of TRIZ theory in teaching mathematics because of its ability to stimulate students' thinking, and directing mathematics teachers to pay attention to the cognitive background of students, and to identify the forms of common misconceptions among them before and during the teaching process.