The Effects of Journal Writing on Student Achievement in an Eighth Grade Mathematics Classroom
Author : Nicole R. Clark
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Page : 130 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Diaries
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Author : Nicole R. Clark
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Diaries
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Author : Demetrice A. Jennings
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Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,34 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Language arts
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Author : Tracy Price
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Diaries
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Author : Wendell Arthur Meeks
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Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 1993
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Author : Ashley Jean Smith
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Page : 84 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Ability
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Author : Thomas A. Romberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,83 MB
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135855692
Summarizing data derived from a four-year combined longitudinal/ cross-sectional comparative study of the implementation of one standards-based middle school curriculum program, Mathematics in Context, this book demonstrates the challenges of conducting comparative longitudinal research in the reality of school life. The study was designed to answer three questions: What is the impact on student performance of the Mathematics in Context instructional approach, which differs from most conventional mathematics texts in both content and expected pedagogy? How is this impact different from that of traditional instruction on student performance? What variables associated with classroom instruction account for variation in student performance? The researchers examined a range of variables that affected data collection. These variations highlight the need to study the effects of the culture in which student learning is situated when analyzing the impact of standards-based curricula on student achievement. This book is directed to educational researchers interested in curriculum implementation, mathematics educators interested in the effects of using reform curriculum materials in classrooms, evaluators and research methodologists interested in structural modeling and scaling of instructional variables, and educational policy makers concerned about reform efforts.
Author : Amy L. Davis
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Mathematics
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In my mathematics teaching experiences, I have found students encountering difficulties in successfully remembering and demonstrating all of the major concepts they have learned during the school year. Whether or not the students actually learn and remember the content is a problem numerous teachers experience. As a result, I decided to implement writing into a lower-level seventh grade math classroom to determine if writing would affect student learning. The study was implemented with sixteen lower-level seventh grade math students during the first ten weeks of the 2008-2009 school year at Northwest Junior High in the Iowa City Community School District. Pre-surveys and post-surveys were given to students to determine their attitudes toward mathematics and writing. A pretest and posttest was also administered to assess the effects writing ad on students' growth and achievement over the en week study. Students used their writing skills to explain their reasoning behind their answers. Students also wrote in a journal an average of two times per week. Results from the study showed a minimal increase in the number of students having a positive attitude towards math along with a minimal increase in student achievement. These results may be due to implementation of writing in the mathematics curriculum.
Author : Jessica Dirks
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Diaries
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The purpose of this study was to determine if journal writing would affect student writing achievement and attitudes. This study was conducted at the start of the 2007-2008 school year at Excelsior Middle School, part of the Linn-Mar Community School District. Twenty-one eighth grade language arts students participated in this study. Data were collected from pre and post writing assessments, pre and post student surveys, and various writing assignments throughout the first ten weeks of the school year. Results of this study suggest overall improvement in writing fluency, accuracy, and student attitudes. These results are possibly due to journal writing practice.
Author : Dawn E. Digmann
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Page : 77 pages
File Size : 13,22 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Students
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The demands of local, state, and national mandates on the classroom teacher became overwhelming to me. I decided that it must be possible to work towards several goals without doing several tasks. As a result, I implemented writing would affect student achievement. The study was implemented with 22 pre-calculus students during the first nine-week term of 2007-2008 school year at Benton Community Schools. Existing student attitudes towards math were assessed with a survey at the beginning of the study and reassessed at the conclusion of the study. A pretest of pre-calculus concepts was given at the beginning and at the conclusion of the study. Questions were split between skill-based questions, which required a numeric response, and conceptual-based questions, which required a numeric response, and conceptual-based questions, which required a written explanation. Students also wrote in a journal an average of two times per week. Two formal writing assignments were also given throughout the nine-week study. Results showed an increase in the number of students showing a positive attitude towards math along with an increase in student achievement. These results may be due to the implementation of writing in the mathematic curriculum.
Author : Maria Scott
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 27,53 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Diaries
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