Papers by Rafael Cabezuelo
LACLIL - Latin American Journal of Content and Language integrated Learning, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate to what extent the use of L2 in mathematic tests has ... more The purpose of this study is to investigate to what extent the use of L2 in mathematic tests has an influence on bilingual education learners’ process of word problem solving in an obligatory secondary education school with CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). Reading comprehension level of the students was analysed using a standardized-based assessment, and the questions used in PISA tests. The word problems were selected according to the students’ level of reading-comprehension and mathematical competence. A questionnaire was also passed to learners in order to analyse if contextual factors were affecting the mathematical performance in L2. To this end, the questionnaire included some questions related to the bilingual history of the students and their perception about solving word problems in English. Data were analysed performing ANOVA tests (one-way or two-way) to find out which factors were relevant. Results show that solving word problems is not only affected by the use of L2, but it also depends on mathematical difficulty irrespective of the students’ level of language proficiency. The findings, hence, imply that interaction between linguistic difficulty and mathematical complexity is at the centre of the issues affecting word problem solving.
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Papers by Rafael Cabezuelo