Submission Type
Event
Expected Graduation Date
2011
Location
Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University
Start Date
4-9-2011 9:00 AM
End Date
4-9-2011 10:00 AM
Disciplines
Education
Abstract
This self-study conducted using teaching experiment methodology (Steffe & Thompson, 2000) examined high school students' retention of mathematics and science concepts. While there were differences between the mathematics and science classrooms, both studies used entrance and exit slips as primary forms of assessing short-term retention. Unit tests functions as assessment for long-term retention. The findings show that a variety of teaching strategies benefited students' retention of concepts in both mathematics and science. Results from these teaching experiments contribute to the expansion of limited research on students' retention of mathematics and science concepts.
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Improving Students' Retention of Mathematics and Science Concepts: The Case of Two Teaching Experiments
Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University
This self-study conducted using teaching experiment methodology (Steffe & Thompson, 2000) examined high school students' retention of mathematics and science concepts. While there were differences between the mathematics and science classrooms, both studies used entrance and exit slips as primary forms of assessing short-term retention. Unit tests functions as assessment for long-term retention. The findings show that a variety of teaching strategies benefited students' retention of concepts in both mathematics and science. Results from these teaching experiments contribute to the expansion of limited research on students' retention of mathematics and science concepts.