Exploring the Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Teaching Finite Mathematics

Mary Smeal; Sandra Walker; Jamye Carter; Carolyn Simmons-Johnson; Esenc Balam

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 32, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 247–257

Traditionally, mathematics has been taught using a very direct approach which the teacher explains the procedure to solve a problem and the students use pencil and paper to solve the problem. However, a variety of alternative approaches to...