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Title	The Effect on Student Achievement of Adding Experiments in a College Basic Algebra Class
Author	Middleton, Holly J.
Keywords	Mathematics instruction; Rule of four; Function
Abstract	In recent years, teaching methodologies have expanded to include an emphasis on presenting mathematical concepts using analytical, numerical, graphical, and verbal representations. These representations are universally referred to as the Rule of Four. Despite the advancement of this teaching methodology, students still struggle to understand and demonstrate comprehension of the concept of function. Learning what function means and how functions can be represented in different ways develops the students’ abilities to think logically. Discovering these logical connections helps to improve mathematical thinking. The purpose of this study was to determine if an understanding of multiple representations as related to functions is enhanced by adding experiments to classroom instruction. Two college basic algebra classes were selected for sample groups. Both groups were taught using the Rule of Four. Experiments were added to the curriculum for the treatment group, thereby implementing the Rule of Five. Data from pre-treatment examinations, post-treatment examinations, surveys and interviews were analyzed to explore the effectiveness of adding experiments to instruction. Post-treatment examination scores for the treatment group were significantly higher than the control group. However, there was not enough statistical evidence to conclude that the difference in post-treatment examination scores can be attributed to the addition of experiments alone. On the other hand, student interviews revealed that the experiments provided an enhanced understanding of the multiple representations of functions and the students were unanimous in their perceptions of the validity of adding experiments to classroom instruction.
Subject	Mathematics--Study and teaching; Education--Teaching Methods & Materials--Mathematics
Degree	M.A. Jacksonville University 2011
Department	Mathematics
Advisor	Nancarrow, Michael
Publisher	Jacksonville University
Document Type	Thesis
Date Original	2011-12
Format	application/pdf
Pages (Extent)	1 online resource (v, 49 pages) : illustrations, text file, PDF.
Language	en
Rights	Copyright is retained by the author.
Digital Collection	Jacksonville University Theses

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