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Competition: Motivating Or Declination Of Academic Success, Nicholas Mazza
Competition: Motivating Or Declination Of Academic Success, Nicholas Mazza
Honors Projects
This study examines if competition in the classroom is more of a motivating or declining factor. I am examining the positive and negative effects of competitions on students. Games and individual worksheets will be employed to explore influence on academic achievement. Through my research, I did not find competition to be motivating for students. However, I did find the competition intervention to provide higher average quiz scores.
Mental Mathematics In The Classroom, Linda Li
Mental Mathematics In The Classroom, Linda Li
Honors Projects
The purpose of this action research study is to investigate the impact of mental mathematics in the classroom and how it affects student achievement. Participants are students in a 9th grade Honors Geometry classroom with a class length of 43 minutes in a suburban setting. An initial survey was conducted to evaluate student confidence and reasoning abilities on a Likert scale. Throughout the research time frame, students were presented tasks requiring mental mathematics as an in-class activity. At the end of the experiment, students were to complete a post- survey to measure growth in areas like number fluency, self-confidence, …
Student Attitudes On Cooperative Learning And Individual Learning In My Mathematics, Jessica Thompson
Student Attitudes On Cooperative Learning And Individual Learning In My Mathematics, Jessica Thompson
Honors Projects
The main purpose of this research is to see which learning style, individual or cooperative, is better for student attitudes in my classroom when implemented correctly. When students work within cooperative learning groups, research has found that they have more positive attitudes as well as higher performance levels. However, the students in my classroom did not have a significant change in attitude when in cooperative learning groups versus learning individually.