Open AccessUSE OF BUCK METHOD MATHEMATICS PROBLEM SOLVING
Author(s) -
Mahaletchumy Kumarasamy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of education, psychology and counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0128-164X
DOI - 10.35631/ijepc.431006
Subject(s) - mathematics education , tamil , mathematical problem , fraction (chemistry) , mathematics , psychology , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry
Problem-solving is a mathematical skill that must be mastered by every student. This study uses the BUCK method to enhanced students skills in solving Fraction word problems for Year 5 pupil. This study was conducted on 4 respondents from a Tamil national school in Negeri Sembilan. Problem-solving questions are given and analyzed quantitatively. The findings showed that respondents did not understand the meanings and the questions and failed to determine the correct operation. The results of the study showed that BUCK method can improve the skill of pupils solving mathematical problems systematically.