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Douthitt, Cameron B. – 1973
An experiment was conducted to determine if a mathematics laboratory would reduce the withdraw/failure (W/F) rate in freshman mathematics courses. Fifty-six students in two course sections of analytic geometry were designated as comparative experimental groups T-1 and T-2, with 29 subjects in T-1 receiving only tutoring, and 27 in T-2 receiving…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Download full textBudros, Kathleen; Kangas, Jon – 1992
A study was conducted at San Jose City College (SJCC) to determine whether method of instruction in Math 310 (Arithmetic) affected new college students' rates of success, first-semester competency, and persistence. The three instructional approaches used in Math 310 were a traditional three-unit classroom (CL); a structured math lab offering…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Arithmetic, Community Colleges
