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Journal Writing in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom
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Mavis, Joni E.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281623548
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Year and Degree
2005, Master of Arts in Education, Defiance College, Education.
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to determine if the use of joumal writing in a secondary mathematics classroom reduced feelings of math anxiety in students and improved their attitudes toward the subject. Seventy-three tenth and eleventh grade students enrolled in a rural Midwest school participated in the study. The students wrote daily in math journals for a six-week time period, responding to various prompts assigned by the researcher. The results of an attitudinal survey administered prior to and following the journal intervention showed decreased levels of math anxiety; however, there was no evidence to support an improvement in student attitudes toward math.
Committee
Jo Ann Burkhardt (Advisor)
Suzanne McFarland (Committee Member)
Pages
61 p.
Subject Headings
Mathematics Education
Keywords
mathematics
;
high school
;
journals
;
writing
;
math anxiety
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Mavis, J. E. (2005).
Journal Writing in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom
[Master's thesis, Defiance College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281623548
APA Style (7th edition)
Mavis, Joni.
Journal Writing in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom.
2005. Defiance College, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281623548.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Mavis, Joni. "Journal Writing in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom." Master's thesis, Defiance College, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281623548
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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