Attitudes of undergraduate majors in elementary education toward mathematics through a hands-on manipulative approach.

Full Abstract

Using a manipulative approach in a mathematics course, this study was designed to assess attitudes toward mathematics of undergraduates in elementary education. A 20-item attitude rating administered as pre- and posttest to 95 students (7 men and 88 women) was used to assess the effect of the hands-on approach. A dependent t test indicated a statistically significant but very small change in their ratings.

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Author information

Author/s: Alkhateeb, Haitham M (HM);

Affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA. halkhateeb@uindy.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 94 (issue 1) : pp 55-8

Dates: Created 2002/03/08; Completed 2002/09/04; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11883589, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adult
Affect
Attitude
Female
Humans

Humans
Male
Mathematics
Students - psychology
Teaching - methods

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