CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND
STUDIES
This chapter presents the relevant
literature and studies that the
researcher considered in strengthening
the importance of the present study. It
also presents the synthesis of the art
to fully understand the research for
better comprehension of the study.
Inquiry Based Learning and
Strategy
Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) Strategy is defined by Davis (2018), as a student-
centered learning experience with the nstructor serving more as acilitator or a
coach. Students engage in a wide range of idealogically ordered and sufficient.
Scaffold sequence of problems that but are rich and support inquiry to the
heart of big mathematical ideas. The problems may be worked on alone or in
groups, at home, or during the class time. The solutions are discussed in class,
with the students leading both the presentation and the questioning.
Math Talk
Math Talk as an Inquiry Based Strategy defined by Hufferd- Ackles et al.
(2013), as a way to have structured mathematical discussions that
construct knowledge and meaning. The authors also define a math talk
learning community as a place where meaningful mathematical
discussions construct knowledge and support the mathematical learning
of all participants. They added that teachers are not bearers of knowledge,
but instead, they guide and extend students' thinking as the class listens
and learns to accept other students' ideas.
Students' Performance in
Mathematics
Math Talk was used to address the existing problem
in the students' performance in mathematics. As
stated by Daliva (2015)
based on the Trends In Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS), students' performance and teaching
styles in Mathematics and Science
program of fifty countries indicated that
Mathematics instruction can be characterized as
"mile wide and an inch deep".
Problems Encountered in Teaching
and Learning Mathematics
But, what lead those poor performances of the students?
Pacaña (2017) enumerated that although some students have
very strong memory skills, others struggle to remember
simple facts. Although some students make sense of
mathematical concepts on their own, others struggle to
connect meaning to simple expressions.
SYNTHESIZE
It was clear with the aforementioned related literature and studies that
the performance of the students in mathematics is low. One of the
possible reasons behind the low mathematics performance of the student
mentioned was the teaching methods. It was stressed out that true
learning is not only about memorizing concepts or by getting the correct
answer; it is more on deepening the understanding of concepts through
inquiry. This thought was supported by various researches on inquiry
Based and strengthen by the researches about Math Talk.
