A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasks

This paper aims to investigate and compare the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving tasks involving Sequence Patterns of the Crescent and Repetitive types, in the iconic and numerical contexts, using qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches. The study involved 81 studen...

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Main Authors: Rita de Cássia Calazans Lemos Santana, Sandra Magina
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros 2025-02-01
Series:Educação Matemática Debate
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/emd/article/view/7322
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description This paper aims to investigate and compare the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving tasks involving Sequence Patterns of the Crescent and Repetitive types, in the iconic and numerical contexts, using qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches. The study involved 81 students who solved four sequence pattern tasks. The analysis was based on relevant theories and test statistics. The results showed that 6th graders got 68% right, while 4th graders got 47%. Despite this difference, the statistical analysis did not consider it significant. This study highlights the relevance of research to understanding algebra performance in the early years of primary school, suggesting new areas for investigation.
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spelling doaj-art-15a80d7407ae4981bbe25a18e4d2e6842025-08-20T01:48:29ZengUniversidade Estadual de Montes ClarosEducação Matemática Debate2526-61362025-02-0191611410.46551/emd.v9n16a038842A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasksRita de Cássia Calazans Lemos Santana0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-2709Sandra Magina1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-9744Secretaria da Educação do Estado da Bahia Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz This paper aims to investigate and compare the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving tasks involving Sequence Patterns of the Crescent and Repetitive types, in the iconic and numerical contexts, using qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches. The study involved 81 students who solved four sequence pattern tasks. The analysis was based on relevant theories and test statistics. The results showed that 6th graders got 68% right, while 4th graders got 47%. Despite this difference, the statistical analysis did not consider it significant. This study highlights the relevance of research to understanding algebra performance in the early years of primary school, suggesting new areas for investigation.https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/emd/article/view/7322early algebrasequence patternearly yearsfinal years
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A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasks
Educação Matemática Debate
early algebra
sequence pattern
early years
final years
title A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasks
title_full A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasks
title_fullStr A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasks
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasks
title_short A comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving Sequence of Patterns tasks
title_sort comparative study between the performance of 4th and 6th grade students in solving sequence of patterns tasks
topic early algebra
sequence pattern
early years
final years
url https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/emd/article/view/7322
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