Cultivating Mathematical Affections: Developing a Productive Disposition through Engagement in Service-Learning

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dc.contributor.advisorStrickland, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorWilkerson, Joshua B.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCuevas, Gilbert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberObara, Samuel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKlanderman, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-18T13:59:57Z
dc.date.available2017-05-18T13:59:57Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.description.abstractThis research explores the impact of service-learning on the affective outcomes of secondary mathematics curricula. This was a qualitative case study of high school students who recently completed a service-learning project in their mathematics course. Data was gathered from student interviews, reflection journals, and field observations. The framework for the analysis follows the definition of "productive disposition" offered by the National Research Council (2001). The major themes that emerge from the data indicate that through service-learning students see math as sensible, useful, and worthwhile. This supports the potential of service-learning as a pedagogical tool that can be utilized to develop a productive disposition in students; addressing at a practical level how the affective objectives of national policy documents can be achieved.
dc.description.departmentMathematics
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dc.format.extent314 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationWilkerson, J. B. (2017). <i>Cultivating mathematical affections: Developing a productive disposition through engagement in service-learning</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/6611
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectService-learning
dc.subjectAffect
dc.subjectProductive disposition
dc.subjectMath education
dc.subjectStatistics education
dc.titleCultivating Mathematical Affections: Developing a Productive Disposition through Engagement in Service-Learning
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentMathematics
thesis.degree.disciplineMathematics Education
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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