Real Life Applications in Mathematics: What Do Students Prefer?

We attempt to answer the problem “When approaching word problems, do students prefer certain real life application over others?” through two studies involving classroom research. Each study involved students in four college algebra sections in two two-year campuses. Students were presented with a se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kirthi Premadasa, Kavita Bhatia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georgia Southern University 2013-07-01
Series:International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol7/iss2/20