The scientific calculator as a pedagogical device in teaching the elementary transcendental functions to college freshmen

Date of Publication

1990

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education Major in Mathematics

Subject Categories

Mathematics

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Science Education

Thesis Adviser

Melecio C. Deauna

Defense Panel Chair

Flordeliza C. Reyes

Defense Panel Member

Severino D. Diesto
Maxima J. Acelajado
Estrellita V. Gruenberg

Abstract/Summary

This study assesses the effect of the calculator-oriented teaching approach on the college freshmen's scores in the achievement test on the properties of the four elementary transcendental functions. One hundred forty-five students who composed four freshmen classes were used as subjects in this post-exposure research design. The experimental group consisted of 78 students while the control group was composed of 75 students. The study was conducted by two teachers, each handling a control group and an experimental group. The teachers were guided all along by a teacher's manual which was prepared by the researcher and validated during a pilot study conducted earlier among similar students of the same university. The students in each group were further classified into three ability levels. T-test and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data with students' grades in college algebra, scores in the mathematics test of the DLSU entrance examination, and the raw scores in the National College Entrance Examination as the covariates. The study showed that there is no significant difference between the achievement test scores of college freshmen taught by the calculator-oriented teaching approach and those taught by the usual traditional textbook-oriented approach. No significant interaction between the types of teaching approach and the three ability levels was further noted although those students belonging to the upper average ability outperformed all the other groups in the calculated-oriented teaching approach.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG01785

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

180 leaves, 28 cm.

Keywords

Calculators; Transcendental functions; Teaching--Aids and devices; College freshmen

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