Math Attitudes and Achievement of Algebra I Students: A Comparative Study of Computer-Assisted and Traditional Lecture Methods of Instruction

Randall E. Schumacker, Jon I. Young, and Karen L. Bembry
Computers in the Schools, Vol. 11, No. 4, 1995, p. 27-33

This study examined group differences in Algebra I exam performance, mathematics anxiety, attitude towards success in mathematics, and confidence in learning mathematics, for both computer-assisted students and students using the traditional lecture method of instruction. The traditional lecture group on the average scored higher than the computer-assisted group in
mathematics, but that might have been because the commercial software used did not cover all the concepts. There were no apparent differences in mathematics attitudes, anxiety, or confidence.

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