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Develop Mathematically Gifted Students Skills to

Solve Mathematics Problems with Multiple Solutions by Using Open-Ended
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Jiraprapa Suwannajak and Natcha Kamol

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Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study mathematically gifted students ability to solve
mathematics problems with multiple methods by using open-ended problem. The target group was
comprised of 31 gifted students enrolled in the first semester of 2013 academic year at
Bunyawatwittayalai School, Lampang Province. The tools used for data collection included pre-test and
post-test, and lesson plans on equation, inequality, ratio, probability and event, and area calculation by
using open-ended problems. The data were analyzed in terms of percentage. The findings have revealed
that, before learning through the lesson plans, most of mathematically gifted students, 78.06% of them,
could solve the problem with only one method, 21.29% could not solve the problem at all, and 3.22%
could do it with 2 methods. After they were taught through all open-ended problem solving activities,
most or 41.29% of them could solve the problem with 2 methods. It was also found that 30.97%, 16.77%
and 10.97% of them could solve the problem through 3, 1, and 4 methods, respectively.
Key word: Open-ended Problems, Multiple Solutions, Multiple Mathematics Problem Solution

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