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Do Left or Right Brain Training Exercises Have the Greater Effect upon College Calculus Achievement?
Download full textMiller, Cynthia A. – 1988
Research supports the premise that various mathematical topics can be categorized as being performed better by the left or right brain hemisphere. This study examined the effect of left and right brain hemispheric lateralization exercises upon course grades in two sections of Analysis I (beginning calculus for mathematics/science majors) at a…
Descriptors: Black Students, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Calculus, College Mathematics
PDF pending restorationMiller, Cynthia A. – 1986
Research supports the premise that various mathematical topics can be categorized as being performed better by the left or right brain hemisphere. Hemispheric lateralization is defined as a learner's preferred hemisphere of control. Torrence's "Human Information Processing Survey" was given to 170 black female college students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Black Students, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Calculus
Peer reviewedDickey, Edwin M. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1986
Two-hundred forty-seven students in AP Calculus BC classes in 15 schools were compared to 229 students in college calculus courses in nine colleges, using a testing instrument valid for both groups. The AP Calculus BC students achieved as well as, or better than, their college counterparts. (MNS)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Calculus, College Mathematics, Educational Research
Peer reviewedTravers, Kenneth J.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Reviews the findings from two international studies of mathematics achievement that have been conducted over the past 20 years. The majority of twelth-grade, college-bound American students scored among the lowest quarter of countries in the latest study. Includes tables and graphs. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Calculus, Educational Research
Peer reviewedFullilove, Robert E.; Treisman, Philip Uri – Journal of Negro Education, 1990
Describes and evaluates the Mathematics Workshop Program (MWP), which recruits first-year students of all races but typically enrolls primarily minority students. Data clearly suggest that MWP has succeeded in promoting high levels of academic performance among African American mathematics students. (AF)
Descriptors: Black Students, Calculus, Chi Square, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedTreisman, Uri – College Mathematics Journal, 1992
Describes a project that addresses the problem of the failure rate of African-American and Hispanic students in calculus. Discusses a solution that offers minority students a combination of workshops with intensified sections of the calculus course that challenge the students. (MDH)
Descriptors: Black Students, Calculus, College Students, Higher Education
Clarkson, P. C. – 1983
Descriptions of Papua New Guinea's national high schools, grade 12 major/minor mathematics courses, and an analysis of the 1980 and 1981 major/minor course examination results are presented. The analysis is intended for use by post year 12 lecturers/instructors planning their courses. Findings indicate that topic scores were far too low for these…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Course Content, Course Descriptions
