An Exploration Of Mathematics Language Ability Of Senior High School

As a means to express scientific thought, the mathematics language is not only an important part of mathematics activities, but also a carrier of mathematics thought, a powerful tool for mathematics communication. We can even say "mathematics teaching equals to mathematics language teaching". Therefore it is a crucial study to teach students using mathematics language and foster their mathematics language ability.This thesis explored the mathematics language ability of senior high school students. It consists of four chapters:The first chapter presents a comprehensive literature review concerning mathematics language.The second chapter explores the concept of the connotation, characteristic and functions of mathematics language. It's more distinguished that the thesis makes a definition for mathematics language abilities which is still uncertain at present. This definition puts forward the components of mathematics language abilities consist of memory ability, identification ability, understanding ability, conversion ability, manipulation ability, organization ability, expression ability and structure ability. It is also argued the relation among the components of the abilities.Based on the theories, the third chapter focuses on the analysis of a test paper comprised by the core components of the mathematics language: understanding ability , conversion ability, expression ability and so on. It was surveyed with 333 participants, senior grade three students in Hohhot, Baotou and Tongliao. The result indicates that the students transformed wrongly, manipulated blindly and expressed with poor mathematics language owing to half-understand some concepts and formulas.Solve the problem when you find it. To improve students' mathematics language abilities should be step by step. Teacher needs to enhance senior students' abilities of using mathematics language appropriately by means of reading, writing, discussing mathematics.