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ERIC Number: ED645325
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 167
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3811-9235-3
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Examining the Effects of Digital Mathematics Curriculum on Students' Performance: The Mediating Role of Utility Value and Expectancies of Success in Mathematics
Margaret Antoinette Bowman
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University
Students' value for mathematics often declines, especially in the middle school years. Value, however, and expectations of success are predictors of performance and achievement in mathematics. To improve performance, we need to influence students' beliefs about the value of mathematics and their expectations that they can be successful. Digital mathematics curriculum that incorporates authenticity, interactivity, and ease of use may influence utility value beliefs and expectations, which may lead to higher application knowledge. For this study, a quantitative research methodology was employed. Surveys were used to determine students' perceptions of digital curriculum, their utility value beliefs about mathematics and their expectations of success in mathematics along with post-test measures to determine students' mathematical performance. Using path analysis, this study found that authentic and easy to use curriculum is related to students' utility value and expectations of success, and that higher expectations of success predict higher performance on assessments of application knowledge. This study makes a contribution to the literature by highlighting the importance of utility value and expectancies interventions through the use of digital curriculum. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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