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Identifier	Thesis 2086
Author	Cropper-Alt, Zachary Matthew, 1982-
Title	A comparison of the effectiveness of instrumental and relational teaching in trigonometry
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2010
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	In recent years, mathematics instruction has been undergoing a change from a discipline that teaches procedures and skills to a more exploratory style, which creates a constructivist learning environment (Henningsen & Stein, 1997). There is now a great deal of evidence that shows that teaching for understanding is more effective than teaching mathematics simply by explaining rules and procedures. However, research in this area has been very limited for samples of students who are beyond the Algebra 2 level, especially in the area of advanced trigonometry. The purpose of this study was to examine teaching for understanding with students in a senior-level high school trigonometry class. The sample consisted of four classes, taught by the same instructor, at a rural public high school in Connecticut. Two of the classes were taught in the Spring of 2008 using traditional mathematical teaching methods, and they served as the control group. The experimental group consisted of two classes taught in the Spring of 2009 using discovery investigation teaching methods. The two groups were determined to be statistically comparable by three separate two-sample T-tests of two different standardized tests that all students took prior to enrolling in the trigonometry course. The control group was taught using traditional direct instruction, mainly consisting of procedural explanations, individual and group practice exercises, and reviewing homework problems on the board. In the experimental group, new content was learned through discovery investigations whenever possible. Students presented and discussed their ideas, procedures, and results on an almost daily basis. Despite the differences in instruction, the same homework, tests, and quizzes were assigned to both the experimental and control groups.
Subject	Trigonometry -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Department	Department of Mathematical Sciences
Advisor	Halloran, Philip P
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	694771726
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