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Math Education Matters, October 2016, Western Michigan University
Math Education Matters, October 2016, Western Michigan University
Mathematics News
- Mathematics Education at WMU
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The Impact Of A Story-Based Lesson On Student Learning And Attitudes, Janice Marie Fulford
The Impact Of A Story-Based Lesson On Student Learning And Attitudes, Janice Marie Fulford
Research and Creative Activities Poster Day
Recent work by Stephen Klassen draws attention to specific structural elements that are thought to give stories their explanatory power in the context of physics. In this poster we report results of a study based on Klassen’s pioneering work but in the context of evolution. A mixed-method research study was conducted over two semesters at a Midwest university to determine if a story developed from the history of research on industrial melanism over the course of a three day lesson would result in improved student understanding of the concept of natural selection.
The study involved a direct comparison of two …