The effectiveness of an intelligent tutoring system on the attitude and achievement of developmental mathematics students in a community college
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Major/Program
Adult Education and Human Resource Development
First Advisor's Name
Barry Greenberg
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Douglas Smith
Third Advisor's Name
Janice Sandiford
Fourth Advisor's Name
Paul Rendulic
Date of Defense
3-23-1998
Abstract
This study examined the effectiveness of intelligent tutoring system instruction, grounded in John Anderson's ACT theory of cognition, on the achievement and attitude of developmental mathematics students in the community college setting. The quasi-experimental research used a pretest-posttest control group design. The dependent variables were problem solving achievement, overall achievement, and attitude towards mathematics. The independent variable was instructional method.
Four intact classes and two instructors participated in the study for one semester. Two classes (n = 35) served as experimental groups; they received six lessons with real-world problems using intelligent tutoring system instruction. The other two classes (n = 24) served as control groups; they received six lessons with real-world problems using traditional instruction including graphing calculator support. It was hypothesized that students taught problem solving using the intelligent tutoring system would achieve more on the dependent variables than students taught without the intelligent tutoring system.
Posttest mean scores for one teacher produced a significant difference in overall achievement for the experimental group. The same teacher had higher means, not significantly, for the experimental group in problem solving achievement. The study did not indicate a significant difference in attitude mean scores.
It was concluded that using an intelligent tutoring system in problem solving instruction may impact student's overall mathematics achievement and problem solving achievement. Other factors must be considered, such as the teacher's classroom experience, the teacher's experience with the intelligent tutoring system, trained technical support, and trained student support; as well as student learning styles, motivation, and overall mathematics ability.
Identifier
FI14051893
Recommended Citation
Burton, Linda Kramer, "The effectiveness of an intelligent tutoring system on the attitude and achievement of developmental mathematics students in a community college" (1998). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1896.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1896
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