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Article: Does the number of lectures a week make a difference in the learning of concepts and retention of students in college algebra?(Report)
- Article from:
- Georgia Journal of Science
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
- Author:
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ABSTRACT
One of the courses that attracts attention at the university level is college algebra. It is perceived by the students to be one of the most difficult courses in college. Some students take the class three or four times before they succeed. Universities are introducing new ways of teaching college algebra hoping to improve student success in this course.
At our university we are facing the same problem. We decided to compare a three day lecture class versus a two day. We believe that because of the nature of the material, more class periods with shorter lectures are more successful than fewer classes with longer lectures. We also believe that ...