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Fraction Proficiency in Adult Students and Their Success in Algebra

Aldrich, Rachel Renkel
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8233-1561
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438859693

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2015, Master of Science, University of Akron, Mathematics.
As a mathematics educator, it has been said time and time again that algebra is the stepping stone to all of mathematics. However, many researchers have begun to focus on the building blocks of algebra and how these influence students’ understandings, perceptions, and strengths in mathematics. Ability with fractions is the concept researchers have started to notice has a high correlation with students’ abilities as they move through mathematics courses during their elementary, middle, and high school years. A fair amount of research has been done testing this claim with adolescent students, but none was found investigating this phenomenon with adult students. We began to shape our hypothesis from this fact. Using a fraction proficiency test used by another researcher, we worked with Intermediate Algebra Students at The University of Akron during the fall semester of 2014. After taking the fraction proficiency assessment at the beginning of the term, the students’ tests were analyzed and their test grades correlated to their final course grade for the university. We found a statistically significant correlation between how well students performed on the fraction proficiency test, and how well they fared in Intermediate Algebra. A conclusion can be made that the learning of fractions and their operations during adolescence still plays a role in adult college students’ abilities and successes in mathematics courses.
Linda Saliga, Dr. (Advisor)
37 p.
Mathematics; Mathematics Education
fractions, algebra, mathematics education

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  • Aldrich, R. R. (2015). Fraction Proficiency in Adult Students and Their Success in Algebra [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438859693

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Aldrich, Rachel. Fraction Proficiency in Adult Students and Their Success in Algebra. 2015. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438859693.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Aldrich, Rachel. "Fraction Proficiency in Adult Students and Their Success in Algebra." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438859693

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