Download or read book Some Effects of Grouping by Subject Matter Major on Student Performance in College Calculus written by Ronald R. Steffani and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation was designed to determine the general achievement, ability to solve applied problems, and attitude toward the role of mathematics in science of college calculus students grouped in an experimental class according to academic major during their first three terms. The subgroups were biology-business, mathematics, and science-engineering majors. The effects of grouping upon these abilities and attitude were examined by comparing group mean test scores of the grouped students to those of a non-grouped control class. Subgroups between and within the control and experimental groups were compared in order to further assess the effects of grouping on calculus achievement, ability to solve applied problems and attitude toward the role of mathematics in science. Criterion tests were the Cooperative Calculus Test, Form B, the Applied Problem Test and the Math-Science Attitude Inventory, the latter two constructed by the researcher. Since the study was a post-test only design, the criterion instruments were administered to the control and experimental groups at the end of their respective Spring terms. One factor analysis of covariance using CCT and APT group means was used to statistically test the null hypotheses. Combined overall high school and mathematics grade point averages were applied as covariant control for academic achievement and ability. One factor analysis of variance using MSAI group means was used to statistically test the remaining null hypotheses, F ratios were computed and evaluated to determine whether differences in group means on the criterion instruments were significant. The data were further analyzed to determine correlations among several variables. Findings The following conclusions were drawn from the data analyzed in this investigation: 1. Grouping college calculus students by academic major resulted in significantly (10 and 20 percent levels) greater calculus achievement and ability to solve applied problems by the experimental group, 2. Subgroups of the experimental group did not consistently differ significantly from subgroups of the control group in calculus achievement nor in ability to solve applied problems. 3. Subgroups within the control group exhibited marked differences in calculus achievement and ability to solve applied problems. 4. Subgroups within the experimental group did not exhibit significant differences in calculus achievement nor ability to solve applied problems. 5. The control and experimental group did not differ significantly in their attitude toward the role of mathematics in science. 6. Mathematics majors in calculus have a more positive attitude toward the role of mathematics in science than do science or biology-business majors. 7. The MSAI effectively measures the attitude of calculus students toward the role of mathematics in science. 8. The APT effectively measures the ability of calculus students to solve applied problems. 9. Team teaching at the college level can effectively be designed and implemented.
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Download or read book Distance Education written by Judith L. Johnson and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnson continues her extensive research with case studies of some of the world's standout examples of distance education. Topics include pedagogy, student support services, design and delivery of programs, issues of assessment, evaluation, accreditation, and emerging technology standards.
Download or read book Math Matters written by Heather Rose and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the relationship between taking advanced math courses in high school and labor force earnings 10 years after graduation. The authors theorize that students with more opportunity to take higher-level math courses have two good results, the increased chances of a richer high school curriculum resulting in higher graduation rates from college and increased cognitive ability and overall productivity. According to the authors, both factors correlate to higher earnings in later life.
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Download or read book Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education II written by James J. Kaput and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1996 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of research in collegiate mathematics education has grown rapidly over the past 25 years. Many people are convinced that improvement in mathematics education can only come with a greater understanding of what is involved when a student tries to learn mathematics and how pedagogy can be more directly related to the learning process. Today there is a substantial body of work and a growing group of researchers addressing both basic and applied issues of mathematics education at the collegiate level. This second volume in Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education begins with a paper that attends to methodology and closes with a list of questions. The lead-off paper describes a distinctive approach to research on key concepts in the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. This approach is distinguished from others in several ways, especially its integration of research and instruction. The papers in this volume exhibit a large diversity in methods and purposes, ranging from historical studies, to theoretical examinations of the role of gender in mathematics education, to practical evaluations of particular practices and circumstances. As in RCME I, this volume poses a list of questions to the reader related to undergraduate mathematics education. The eighteen questions were raised at the first Oberwolfach Conference in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, which was held in the Fall of 1995, and are related to both research and curriculum. This series is published in cooperation with the Mathematical Association of America.
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Download or read book The Interaction Effects of Experience based Instruction Grouping and Learning Styles on Students Achievement and Retention of Calculus Concepts written by Conrad Van Voorst and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
