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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Math Is Not a Spectator Sport: The Effect of Online Homework-Completion Tutoring on Community College Remedial Mathematics Performance
Cunningham, Alice W.; Dias, Olen; Angulo, Nieves
Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, v2 n2 p59-65 Fall-Win 2011
This article analyzes the findings from an 18-section experiment studying the effect of homework-completion tutoring on community college students' remedial mathematics performance. The experiment involved 529 students registered for two remedial math courses: math skills and algebra. For each course, the experiment studied nine sections: three experimental with multiple tutors for online homework, three control with a single tutor for online homework, and three control with a single tutor for pencil-and-paper exercises. While state budget constraints delayed the availability of tutors for the experimental group until midway through the semester, that group outperformed the pencil-and-paper group at a 0.05 significance level, while the performance of the online homework control group categories surpassed those of the corresponding pencil-and-paper categories at up to a 0.001 significance level. In addition, for each course, math lab attendance for both the experimental and control online homework cohorts surpassed that of the pencil-and-paper cohorts. These results corroborate and extend earlier research and show the importance of active problem-solving rather than passive absorption in increasing remedial mathematics performance.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Homework, Computer Uses in Education, Tutoring, Remedial Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Algebra, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Achievement, Problem Solving, Exit Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing, Attendance, Two Year College Students
Program in Mathematics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. 525 West 120th Street Box 210-M, New York, NY 10027. Web site: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/jmetc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: COMPASS (Computer Assisted Test)
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