Samuel Tunstall|Michael J. Bossé
Promoting Numeracy in an Online College Algebra Course through Projects and Discussions
Michigan State University|Appalachian State University
research stems efforts infuse quantitative literacy ql online version college algebracollege algebra fulfills ql requirement many universities terminal course take itin light courses traditional content teaching methods students often leave little gained qlan online platform provides unique means engaging students quantitative discussions research yet little research exists online courses context qlthe course studied included weekly news discussions well messy projects requiring data analysisstudents online facetoface sections course took quantitative literacy reasoning assessment qlra developed members national numeracy network first final weeks fall 2014 semesterthere significant statistical gains online students qlra performance mathematical affect none facetoface studentsnotwithstanding limitations study results support notion projectbased learning online environment promising strategy promoting ql terminal math courses