A Comparative Study Of Problem Posing Tasks In Primary Mathematics Textbooks

Problem posing is becoming a focus in mathematics education and it is of great value.Problem posing is the need of the development of mathematics disciplines,and it can promote the development of individual thinking.Therefore,the related requirements of problem posing are proposed in the curriculum standards for enhancing the problem posing ability of students.Textbooks is the embodiment of the curriculum standard.At the same time,it directly affects the teaching of teachers and the learning of students.Based on this,it is important to research problem posing tasks in textbooks.This study selects primary mathematics textbooks developed by Jiangsu Education Publishing House,Beijing Normal University Press,People's Education Press and Southwestern China Normal University Press as the object,compares and analyzes problem posing tasks in the four versions from multiple dimensions.The research results show that there are some similarities and differences in these four versions.The similarity is mainly reflected in: the number of problem posing tasks is small in the four versions,and problem posing tasks account for low percentage in the number of problems;Situation type of problem posing tasks is mainly based on life situations,and the number of problem posing tasks in the context of virtual situation and scientific situation Shows a certain difference in different grades;The use of functional illustrations as a presentation method focuses on grade 1-3;The types of problem posing tasks are mainly distributed in supplementary type and questioning type;There is the largest number of problem posing tasks in the field of “numbers and algebras”.The difference reflects in : Beijing Normal University Edition has fewer problem posing tasks in the context of life situations and scientific situations;there are only three types of problem posing tasks in Jiangsu Education Edition and PEP.And the model given type only exists in Beijing Normal University Edition and Southwestern China Normal University Edition;People's Education Press Edition pays more attention to problem posing tasks in the field of “statistics and probability”.Beijing Normal University Edition pay fewer attention to problem posing tasks in the field of “graphics and geometry”;The number of problem posing tasks guided by solving in the Jiangsu Education Edition is rare;There is column of problem posing tasks in Beijing Normal University Edition and Jiangsu Education Edition,while other versions do not exist.Based on the above conclusions,problem posing tasks in textbooks should focus on the following aspects: increasing the amount of problem posing tasks in textbooks;adding the amount of problem posing tasks in the context of scientific situations in grade 4-6 in Beijing Normal University Edition and the amount of problem posing tasks in the context of virtual situations in grade 1-3 in Jiangsu Education Edition;balancing the types of problem posing tasks in textbooks,adding model given type into both PEP and Jiangsu Education Edition;adding the guideline of the problem posing tasks effectively,and setting up suitable column of problem posing tasks.