ERIC Number: EJ932227
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 10
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Developing Computational Fluency with the Help of Science: A Turkish Middle and High School Grades Study
Corlu, M. Sencer; Capraro, Robert M.; Corlu, M. Ali
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v10 n2 p72-81 Apr 2011
Students need to achieve automaticity in learning mathematics without sacrificing conceptual understanding of the algorithms that are essential in being successful in algebra and problem solving, as well as in science. This research investigated the relationship between science-contextualized problems and computational fluency by testing an instructional method that was implemented as a non-traditional drill exercise. The study employed a quantitative analysis of pre- and post-test scores of Turkish middle and high school students after two interventions. The questions addressed were: Do the science-contextualized drill practices (SCP) improve students' computational fluency better than traditional drill practices (TP)? Is there any statistical significance between middle and high school students in terms of their benefit from SCP? This study showed that science-contextualized drill exercises produced higher gains for both middle and high school students' computational fluencies than the traditional context-free drill exercises. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Significance, Scores, High School Students, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students, Computation, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intervention, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mathematical Concepts, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Drills (Practice)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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