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Méndez-Fragoso, Ricardo; Villavicencio-Torres, Mirna; Martínez-Moreno, Josué – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2017
In this contribution, we show the practical use of the computer to visualise simple computational simulations to show phenomena that occur in everyday life, or require an abstract understanding for being unintuitive phenomena. The relationship of the mathematics to different scientific disciplines motivates us to devise different treatments to…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Programming Languages, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Xu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
This report investigates enrollment patterns and academic outcomes in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses among students who enrolled in Washington State community and technical colleges in the fall of 2004. Students were tracked for nearly five years, until the spring of 2009. Results were similar to those found in a parallel study in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Institutes, Online Courses, Student Characteristics
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Weems, Gail H. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2002
Compares two sections of beginning algebra: one taught online and the other on site. Reports that, although there was no significant difference for exam averages between the two formats, there was a significant decrease in performance by the online students across the exams. Recommends proceeding with online courses cautiously. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Course Evaluation