Concludes that the CIA students showed significant improvements in their attitudes towards mathematics. Contains 38 references. A study compared the performance of two groups of university students. The computer group scored significantly higher than their counterparts on both a conceptual knowledge test and a calculus computational exam. This research employed assessment methods that go beyond the usual comparisons of test scores, thereby suggesting an alternetive way to document the effects of projects designed to promote reform in undergraduate mathematics.
Emphasis is on student participation, interaction, and broadening of student perspective.
Student response to the approach is also examined. The methods are seen as effective and easy to implement. Accession Number EJ446383 Author Fausett, Laurene V. Knoll, Cecilia. Abstract Compares the effectiveness of four different calculus instructional formats based on quantitative measures of student performance, adjusted for differences in student preparation for calculus. Student performance is shown to improve when instruction is presented in a format with faculty involvement.