Abstract
The purposes of this study were to investigate the possible factors impacting mathematics learning and the effect of an intervention for the children of foreign spouse. Two children of a foreign spouse in one class were selected to participate in this study. Data were collected and analyzed through observations, interviews, and document collection. The results indicated that participants’ mathematics learning difficulties included: 1. the family provided little support, student’s mathematics learning was viewed with a negative attitude; 2. the cultural background is weak, the language skills are poor; 3. there is a lack of self-confidence in learning mathematics, asking of questions, and participating in small-group discussions. After the teaching intervention, the participants’ performance on “four operations on integers” and “the addition and subtraction of fractions” was much improved.
| Keywords: | children of foreign spouse; four operations on integers; fourth graders; fraction; teaching model |
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