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Direct linkEllington, Aimee J. – PRIMUS, 2005
In Fall 2004, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) piloted a modeling-based approach to college algebra. This paper describes the course and an assessment that was conducted to determine the effect of this approach on student achievement in comparison to a traditional approach to college algebra. The results show that compared with their…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Calculus, Algebra, College Mathematics
