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A comparison of the inductive and the deductive methods in teaching two units of sequential mathematics in heterogeneous classes of the senior high school
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Holyoke, Frederick Vernon |
| Copyright Year | 1954 |
| Abstract | Problem: Does the inductive method o f f e r advantages over the deductive f o r heterogeneous classes i n Senior High School mathematics? A proposal i s made that a l l students i n such classes s t a r t together with p r a c t i c a l applications and that each proceed as f a r into theory as he i s able. There i s some question, however, as to whether the inductive order and s t y l e of presentation would r e s u l t i n loss of learning, e s p e c i a l l y i n the th e o r e t i c a l aspeets, as compared with the deductive method* To help answer this question a co n t r o l l e d experiment was conducted i n which two classes, equated by mean and standard deviation on the bases of I.Q. and previous mathematics marks, worked during eight l\.0 minute periods on elementary trigonometry and during seven s i m i l a r periods on chords i n a c i r c l e . This subject matter, the same f o r both classes, formed part of t h e i r regular course i n Grade XI mathematics. The inductive group began with p r a c t i c a l applications and proceeded to theory while the deductive group followed the reverse order; both classes were held to the same length of time f o r each type of work, however. Mimeographed sheets were provided to pupils f o r each lesson. The groups were reversed as to method f o r the second u n i t . Teacheir-made tests were employed f o r measuring learning gain. The f i r s t unit of the experiment was l a t e r c a r r i e d on with sample classes i n two other schools. Results showed no s t a t i s t i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r ences i n general learning gain between the two methods. Results i n the f i r s t unit by the o r i g i n a l sample indicated no loss i n the t h e o r e t i c a l aspects under the induct i v e method. Information concerning t h i s feature was not available from the other groups or from the second u n i t . In general, the evidence favoured the n u l l |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.14288/1.0106634 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/831/1.0106634/1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.14288/1.0106634 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
