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The Effectiveness of Problem-Solving-Based Algebra II Instruction at Williamstown High School in Williamstown, West Virginia

Whitacre, Amy D.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125705

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2009, Masters in Education, Marietta College, Education.
Current high school seniors at Williamstown High School are required to take three or four credits of math before graduation. Those students on a professional career path are required to take four credits and those on a technical or entry-level path need to have three credits. If the students take Algebra I their freshman year, then they are required to have at least Algebra II by graduation. This leads to a large percentage of seniors in a course in which they are not interested nor see a need to have. Through this thesis, the researcher investigated whether a problem-solving-based Algebra II curriculum would lead to more interest and higher level thinking in the classroom. The researcher conducted a pre- and post-test study that showed an increase in the ability to solve critical thinking questions that meet the West Virginia Curriculum Standards in Algebra II.
Marybeth Peebles, PhD (Advisor)
25 p.
Mathematics Education
Algebra 2; Problem Solving

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  • Whitacre, A. D. (2009). The Effectiveness of Problem-Solving-Based Algebra II Instruction at Williamstown High School in Williamstown, West Virginia [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125705

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Whitacre, Amy. The Effectiveness of Problem-Solving-Based Algebra II Instruction at Williamstown High School in Williamstown, West Virginia. 2009. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125705.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Whitacre, Amy. "The Effectiveness of Problem-Solving-Based Algebra II Instruction at Williamstown High School in Williamstown, West Virginia." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125705

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