Nancy Villegas Sanchez & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk
Abstract
Modern classrooms are organizing instructions using variety of teaching methodologies, in in various settings, often grouping students for collaborative problem-solving assignments or exploratory activities. The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate the effectiveness of individual class work versus group class work in a college Algebra 2 classroom. Students attending the course typically complete several complex Rich Task assignments that consist of 3 to 4 questions per task considering the situation form various angles and at different difficulty levels. We start by analyzing data and observations collected during a class session from a single Rich Task that students have completed working in small groups. Then, students were given the same Rich task and worked on it individually, providing their own solutions. We administered a survey asking questions related to preferences on problem solving settings and work ethics while working with others. We analyzed the data statistically to evaluate students’ performance in both environments and to better understand students’ preferences and related work ethics issues.
Details
Session 1
9:30am – 11:00am
Grand Salon
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