• SUSUOROKA GABINA
• Amadu Braimah
• ANSONG EMMANUEL KWADWO

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of problem-solving approach of teaching on senior high school students’ performances in solving algebraic linear equation word problems. A quasi-experimental non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group research design was employed and adopted a quantitative method of data analysis and presentation. The study involved thirty (30) students in the experimental group and twenty-two (22) in the control group in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The experimental group was exposed to problem-solving teaching strategies, while the control group was taught using a traditional teaching approach. A pre-test was conducted before the treatment and a post-test after the treatment. The pre-test and post-test scores obtained by the students were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Upon scrutiny of students’ pre-test marked scripts, students’ difficulties in solving algebraic linear equation word problems were found to be: (1) Lack of understanding of the problem statement; (2) misinterpretation of the problem statement; (3) computational errors, and (4) inability of students to apply the appropriate mathematical knowledge. The analysis of students’ pre-test and post-test scores also showed that students in both control and experimental groups performed better in the post-test than the pre-test, however, the experimental group made more improvement in solving algebraic linear equation word problems as compared to students in the control group. The study, therefore, recommends that Mathematics teachers should employ a problem-solving approach to teaching in their classroom to enhance students’ understanding of mathematics concepts.

problem-solving approach of teaching, traditional teaching approach, word problems, students performance in mathematics

"INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCES IN ALGEBRAIC LINEAR EQUATION WORD PROBLEMS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.a737-a767, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406088.pdf

"INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCES IN ALGEBRAIC LINEAR EQUATION WORD PROBLEMS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppa737-a767, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406088.pdf