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Davidson, Neil Andrew – 1971
This dissertation reports the results of a one-year pilot study conducted to determine the feasibility of a small group-discovery method with a class of college freshmen studying calculus. The class consisted of twelve volunteer students who had A or B grades in their high school mathematics courses. The pilot class scored slightly better on a…
Descriptors: Achievement, Calculus, College Mathematics, Concept Formation