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Data on students' mathematical reasoning test scores: A quasi-experiment
Angel Mukuka1, Vedaste Mutarutinya2, Sudi Balimuttajjo3
1African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science, University of Rwanda-College of Education.
Data in Brief
|April 28, 2020
Summary
The Student-Teams Achievement Division (STAD) teaching method positively impacts grade 11 students' mathematical reasoning skills, enhancing their abilities in conjecturing, justifying, and mathematizing.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Mathematics Education
Background:
- Mathematical reasoning is crucial for academic success.
- Investigating effective pedagogical strategies is essential for improving student learning outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the impact of the Student-Teams Achievement Division (STAD) cooperative learning method on grade 11 students' mathematical reasoning.
- To assess the effects of STAD on specific components of mathematical reasoning: conjecturing, justifying, and mathematizing.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental design was employed with 301 grade 11 students from six public secondary schools.
- Three intact classes were assigned to the experimental group (STAD) and three to the control group.
- A Mathematical Reasoning Test (MRT) was administered as a pretest and posttest to measure changes in reasoning abilities.
Main Results:
- Students in the STAD group demonstrated significant improvements in overall mathematical reasoning compared to the control group.
- Analysis of sub-scores indicated positive effects of STAD on students' abilities in conjecturing, justifying, and mathematizing.
- Demographic data and pretest/posttest scores were collected to analyze the intervention's impact.
Conclusions:
- The Student-Teams Achievement Division (STAD) is an effective instructional strategy for enhancing mathematical reasoning in secondary school students.
- The findings suggest that cooperative learning approaches can foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills in mathematics.
- The study provides empirical evidence supporting the integration of STAD in mathematics curricula to improve reasoning abilities.
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