Gender Differences in Achievement in an Inquiry-Based Learning Precalculus Course

Thomas E. Cooper; Brad Bailey; Karen S. Briggs

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Thomas E. Cooper, Brad Bailey, Karen S. Briggs

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The authors conducted a two-semester quasi-experimental study in which each author taught a traditional lecture-based section of precalculus and a section using an inquiry-based approach called a Modified Moore Method in which the students worked through and presented the course material. A common final exam was used to compare student achievement. The results were compared for the overall population and by each instructor. Gender proved to be an important variable with the females performing significantly better in the Modified Moore Method sections than their counterparts in the traditional sections while there were no significant differences for the males.

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precalculus
inquiry-based learning
gender differences

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Cooper, T. E., Bailey, B., & Briggs, K. S. (2015). Gender Differences in Achievement in an Inquiry-Based Learning Precalculus Course. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 10(2), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/294

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Cooper TE, Bailey B, Briggs KS. Gender Differences in Achievement in an Inquiry-Based Learning Precalculus Course. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2015;10(2):97-110. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/294

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Cooper TE, Bailey B, Briggs KS. Gender Differences in Achievement in an Inquiry-Based Learning Precalculus Course. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2015;10(2), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/294

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Cooper, Thomas E., Brad Bailey, and Karen S. Briggs. "Gender Differences in Achievement in an Inquiry-Based Learning Precalculus Course". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2015 10 no. 2 (2015): 97-110. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/294

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Cooper, T. E., Bailey, B., and Briggs, K. S. (2015). Gender Differences in Achievement in an Inquiry-Based Learning Precalculus Course. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 10(2), pp. 97-110. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/294

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Cooper, Thomas E. et al. "Gender Differences in Achievement in an Inquiry-Based Learning Precalculus Course". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 10, no. 2, 2015, pp. 97-110. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/294