Action Research in the Application of Board Games in Remedial Instruction for Addition and Subtraction Curriculum of Second Graders in Elementary School

This study explored the effectiveness of incorporating board games into the teaching of "Addition and Subtraction" unit in second-grade remedial mathematics instruction. Employing the action research method, five second-grade students were selected as the participants, and three unit cours...

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Published inShizi Peiyu Yu Jiaoshi Zhuanye Fazhan Qikan Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 27 - 58
Main Authors Wong, Yu-Ting, Chan, Hui-Hsueh
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Taiwan National Changhua University of Education 01.01.2023
Subjects
Addition & subtraction
Educational Media
Games
Grade 2
Subtraction
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Summary:This study explored the effectiveness of incorporating board games into the teaching of "Addition and Subtraction" unit in second-grade remedial mathematics instruction. Employing the action research method, five second-grade students were selected as the participants, and three unit courses were designed: "Addition and Subtraction of Two-Digit Numbers". "Application of Addition and Subtraction", and "Two Steps of Addition and Subtraction". The teaching was conducted over two cycles from November 2019 to December 2019, using the board games "Poker 99", "You Add and I Subtract", and "The Biggest Number is the King" as instructional aids. Data were collected from classroom observations, interviews, worksheets, pre- and post-test papers, and reflection notes. The analysis results indicate that 1. Choosing an appropriate board game based on mathematical concepts enhances students' mathematics abilities; 2. Adjusting the difficulty and rules of board games helps maintaining students' motivation in learning; 3. Boa
ISSN:2071-3649
DOI:10.53106/207136492023081602002