Comperative analysis of problem posing ability between the Anatolian high school students and the public high school students located in Bagcilar district of Istanbul

Abstract

The purpose of this case study was to investigate the problem posing abilities of the Anatolian High School students and the Public High School students who had been studying in the Bagcilar district of the city of Istanbul. The methodology employed in the study was qualitative in nature. Document analysis method was applied. The participants, who had been successful for an exam carried out by a private course located in the district of Bagcilar of Istanbul, were including four Anatolian High School 11 th grade students and the other four Public High School 11 th grade students. In the research, students were provided with five different types of worksheets for problem posing Types of worksheets were including story editing, information translating, problem posing according to the previously defined equation, figure and result or conclusion. As a result of the study, two Public High School students could not accomplish the study concerning the problem posing according to the previously defined equation. On the other hand, the Anatolian High School students were much more successful than the Public High School students.