The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of Lessons using kenken puzzles to the learning characteristics of gifted students For the purpose of this study, I developed ten periods of activity sheets related to lessons using kenken puzzles. ...
The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of Lessons using kenken puzzles to the learning characteristics of gifted students For the purpose of this study, I developed ten periods of activity sheets related to lessons using kenken puzzles. Then, I observed three gifted students’ activities using various kenken puzzles and
interviewed them after each lessons. I analyzed the course of their learning process and follow-up interviews data.
From this, I identified the following results.
First, most students solved the kenken puzzle by trial and error strategy.
Second, students solved difficult puzzle using various strategies such as divisor & multiple, thinking cases, etc.
Third, the learning mathematics using Kenken Puzzles improved the students’ thinking skills and helped the students to get their own solutions of puzzle problems.
Fourth, the learning mathematics using Kenken Puzzles boosted students' interest on mathematics learning and consistently gave students a great sense of accomplishment at the end of the challenges.