International Journal on Emerging Mathematics Education
IJEME, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 2017

Exploring the Use of Journal Writing in Mathematics Classroom

Zuhairina Suhaimi (Sayyidina Ali Secondary School, Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam)
Masitah Shahrill ((SCOPUS ID: 55873798300), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam)
Nor 'Arifahwati Haji Abbas (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam)
Khairul Amilin Tengah ((SCOPUS ID: 57191043223), Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam)
Roslinawati Roslan (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam)
Norashikin Yusof (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Feb 2017

Abstract

This paper focuses on secondary mathematics lessons that integrated journal writing with the use of the writing-to-learn pedagogical strategy. Investigations were conducted on the influence of journal writing on Year 10 secondary students' mathematical performance. It is an action research study that comprised of two cycles and involved 35 students from two classes in a secondary school in Brunei Darussalam. The analyses of the data were extracted from the students' pre- and post-test scores and their journal entries. The findings revealed that even though the students' journal entry score was high, this does not necessarily imply improvements in their mathematical performance. Furthermore, other factors such as classwork and homework given during and after the lessons may have also contributed to the students' mathematical achievements.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJEME

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Subject

Education

Description

International Journal on Emerging Mathematics Education (IJEME) is a peer-reviewed open access journal published twice in a year (March and September). The IJEME aims to provide an international forum for researchers and professionals to share their ideas on all topics related to mathematics ...