The Effectiveness of the Newspaper as an Instructional Tool to Teach Seventh Grade Mathematics Classes.

Autor/in	Daruwalla, Aban Nariman
Titel	The Effectiveness of the Newspaper as an Instructional Tool to Teach Seventh Grade Mathematics Classes.
Quelle	(1979), (58 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Educational Research; Grade 7; Instructional Materials; Junior High Schools; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Materials; Newspapers; Secondary Education; Secondary School Mathematics; Supplementary Reading Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Sekundarstufe I; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathematische Tafel; Newspaper; Zeitung; Sekundarbereich; Reading materials; Lesekartei
Abstract	This study was conducted to determine if student achievement in seventh-grade mathematics was improved by using the newspaper as a supplemental instructional tool. Three teachers were chosen who taught two regular mathematics classes at this grade level. During the six weeks of the investigation, each instructor used the newspaper as an instructional tool with the textbook in one class and the textbook only for the other class. The objectives for student learning during the period of the study covered tasks including fractions, decimals, currency, and averages. At the end of the six weeks, all pupils were administered the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, M-2, Form 6, 12th level. The primary hypothesis, that students taught with the newspaper would achieve higher means on the test than those limited to the textbook, was supported by the findings. A secondary hypothesis, that the performance of males would be higher than females in each of the treatment groups, was not supported by the data. (MP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC