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The Effects of Instructional Approach and Social Support on College Algebra Students’ Motivation and Achievement: Classroom Climate Matters
International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education ( IF 1.2 ) Pub Date : 2019-09-14 , DOI: 10.1007/s40753-019-00101-9
Lisa C. Duffin , Hannah B. Keith , Melissa I. Rudloff , Jennifer D. Cribbs

College algebra has been noted as a critical course in post-secondary institutions because it serves as a gateway for major selection and college completion. Combinatorial topics like repeatable permutations are often overlooked in K-12 and undergraduate curricula. Likewise, students’ achievement and motivation are affected by the type of classroom climate created in the undergraduate mathematics classroom. Inquiry-based mathematical education (IBME) is a viable instructional approach because of its focus on community meaning-making of the mathematical content. However, lecture-style approaches still dominate post-secondary mathematics classrooms even though they have been criticized for their focus on procedural knowledge and disinviting environment. Therefore, the purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to test the effects of instructional approach (i.e., lecture-style vs. IBME) and social support (i.e., absence or presence) on undergraduate student motivation and achievement of combinatorial mathematics. Findings indicated that intentional social support-building – regardless of pedagogical method – had the strongest effects on students’ perceived autonomy-support, competence and achievement. Although no differing pedagogical effects were discovered (most likely due to the one-time implementation of the lesson formats), the findings provide evidence for the necessity of community-building efforts -- an aspect of education that is often overlooked in the undergraduate mathematics classroom.

中文翻译:

教学方式和社会支持对大学生代数动机和成就的影响:课堂气候问题

大学代数已被认为是高等院校中的一门重要课程,因为它是选拔专业和完成大学的门户。诸如可重复排列之类的组合主题通常在K-12和本科课程中被忽略。同样,学生的成就和动力也会受到在本科数学课堂上创造的课堂气氛类型的影响。基于探究的数学教育(IBME)是一种可行的教学方法,因为它关注于数学内容的社区含义的制定。然而,尽管受到批评的原因是讲授方式的方法仍在中学后的数学课堂中占据主导地位,但它们以其对程序知识和不良环境的关注而受到批评。所以,这项准实验研究的目的是测试教学方法(即演讲风格与IBME)和社会支持(即缺席或在场)对大学生动机和组合数学成绩的影响。研究结果表明,无论采用何种教学方法,有目的的社会支持建设对学生所感知的自主性支持,能力和成就的影响最大。尽管没有发现不同的教学效果(很可能是由于一次实施课程形式),但这些发现为社区建设的必要性提供了证据-在本科数学课堂上,教育的一个方面经常被忽视。 。缺席或在场)上关于组合数学的动机和成就。研究结果表明,无论采用何种教学方法,有目的的社会支持建设对学生所感知的自主支持,能力和成就的影响最大。尽管没有发现不同的教学效果(很可能是由于一次实施课程形式),但这些发现为社区建设的必要性提供了证据-在本科数学课堂上,教育的一个方面经常被忽视。 。缺席或在场)上关于组合数学的动机和成就。研究结果表明,无论采用何种教学方法,有目的的社会支持建设对学生所感知的自主支持,能力和成就的影响最大。尽管没有发现不同的教学效果(很可能是由于一次实施课程形式),但这些发现为社区建设的必要性提供了证据-在本科数学课堂上,教育的一个方面经常被忽视。 。
更新日期:2019-09-14
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