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ERIC Number: EJ607247
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0685
Teaching Trigonometry.
Kendal, Margaret; Stacey, Kaye
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v54 n1 p34-39 Mar 1998
Introduces two methods of introducing trigonometry: ratio method and unit circle method. Presents a teaching experiment with two groups of students, half of whom were taught with ratio method and the other half with unit circle method. Concludes that ratio method students were better able to master the skills required and made greater improvements in attitude toward the subject. (Contains 22 references.) (ASK)
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Trigonometry
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Reprinted from Vinculum; v34 n1 p4-8, published by the Mathematical Association of Victoria.