An Investigation of Learner's Actions in Posing Arithmetic Word Problem on an Interactive Learning Environment

This study investigates whether learners consider constraints while posing arithmetic word problems. Through log data from an interactive learning environment, we analyzed actions of 39 first grade elementary school students and conducted correlation analysis between the frequency of actions and validity of actions. The results show that the learners consider constraints while posing arithmetic word problems. key words: problem-posing activity, arithmetic word problems, elementary school students, learning analytics