Undergraduate Students� Knowledge of Algebra: Evaluating the Impact of Computer-based and Traditional Learning Environments

• Autores: Erin E. Krupa, Corey Webel, Jason McManus
• Localización: Primus: problems, resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies, ISSN 1051-1970, Vol. 25, Nº. 1, 2015, págs. 13-30
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We share results from a quasi-experimental study in which we compared achievement between traditional face-to-face and computer-based sections of Intermediate Algebra on a common multiple choice exam as well as performance on open-response tasks. Students in the computer-based group performed better on the final exam and were also more likely to correctly complete the open-response tasks than students in the traditional sections. However, the computer-based group showed limited ability to interpret an equation and relate it to a contextual situation as compared with the face-to-face group. Students in both groups showed limited ability to write algebraic equations to represent contextual situations.