Improving Skill in Applying Mathematical Ideas [electronic resource] : A Preliminary Report on the Instructional Gaming Program at Pelham Middle School in Detroit / Layman E. Allen and Joan Ross.
Performance of 237 students in ten eighth-grade mathematics classes was assessed to measure their ability to solve (1) problems which involve only computation, and (2) problems which involve computation and recognition of the relevance of a particular mathematical idea indispensable to the solution...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Performance of 237 students in ten eighth-grade mathematics classes was assessed to measure their ability to solve (1) problems which involve only computation, and (2) problems which involve computation and recognition of the relevance of a particular mathematical idea indispensable to the solution of the problem. Pretest and/or posttest data were collected for five different sets of experimental conditions represented in the ten classes. The effects of the various sets of experimental conditions were measured by two different forms of two specially constructed tests. The study provides strong support for the proposition that skills in applying mathematical ideas can be improved by learning procedures that are rich in opportunities for application at appropriate levels of complexity for each student. (Author/JBW) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED113163. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Symposium of the National Gaming Council (13th, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 8-10, 1974). Occasional small type used in charts. Educational level discussed: Junior High Schools. Educational level discussed: Middle Schools. |
| Physical Description: | 13 p. |