ABSTRACT
The purpose of this meta-analysis is to examine the effect of problem-posing on students’ mathematical academic outcomes, including problem-solving skills, problem-posing skills, mathematical dispositions, and mathematics achievement. Twenty-one studies that were published between 1990 and 2019 with problem-posing as the intervention were included in the meta-analysis. A random-effects model was employed with robust variance estimation (RVE) to correct for the intercorrelation between effect sizes when necessary. The estimated average standardized mean difference effect size of problem-posing interventions (g = 0.64) demonstrated that problem-posing had a positive impact on students’ academic outcomes. Specifically, across the interventions, students’ problem-solving skills and mathematical achievement improved by engaging in problem-posing activities. The moderator analyses revealed that problem-posing interventions were more effective when structured, semi-structured, and free problem-posing tasks were all implemented, and longer-duration intervention was associated with larger improvement in students’ mathematical dispositions.
Disclosure Statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Data Availability
The raw data supporting this meta-analysis are from previously reported studies and datasets, which have been cited. The processed data are from the corresponding author upon request.