Tables 7 a, b, and c show the average scores of students on the Exam Question by activity score and by gender.
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 1 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
Male 1 Female |
0.00 33.33 |
1 3 |
--- 28.87 |
Male2 Female |
--- --- |
--- --- |
--- --- |
|
Male 3 Female |
52.83 29.25 |
6 4 |
52.04 15.75 |
|
Male 4 Female |
59.61 78.17 |
26 36 |
38.01 25.97 |
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 2 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
Male 1 Female |
83.00 -- |
2 -- |
.00 -- |
|
Male 2 Female |
-- 79.00 |
-- 4 |
-- 8.00 |
|
Male 3 Female |
81.22 77.67 |
9 6 |
5.33 17.11 |
|
Male 4 Female |
92.13 89.65 |
15 26 |
10.71 11.62 |
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 3 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
Male 1 Female |
53.50 50.00 |
4 1 |
37.12 --- |
|
Male 2 Female |
-- -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
|
Male 3 Female |
57.87 50.18 |
8 11 |
34.69 29.54 |
|
Male 4 Female |
62.71 65.21 |
14 24 |
22.87 25.27 |
Tables 8 a, b, and c show the average score of students on the Exam Question by activity score and their status as a High School or College student.
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 1 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
College 1 High School |
.00 50.00 |
2 2 |
.00 .00 |
|
College 2 High School |
-- -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
|
College 3 High School |
43.40 -- |
10 -- |
41.66 -- |
|
College 4 High School |
73.49 87.11 |
39 9 |
34.12 19.95 |
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 2 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
College 1 High School |
83.00 -- |
2 -- |
.00 -- |
|
College 2 High School |
79.00 -- |
4 -- |
8.00 -- |
|
College 3 High School |
79.8 -- |
15 -- |
11.14 -- |
|
College 4 High School |
90.47 90.82 |
30 11 |
11.32 11.48 |
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 3 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
||
|
College 1 High School |
52.80 -- |
5 -- |
32.18 -- |
||
|
College 2 High School |
-- -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
||
|
College 3 High School |
53.42 -- |
19 -- |
31.11 -- |
||
|
College 4 High School |
60.81 72.82 |
27 11 |
25.10 20.09 |
||
Tables 9 a, b, and c show the average score of students on the Exam Question by activity score and their status as a first time Calculus student or as a repeating student. A repeating student is one who has typically taken Calculus in High School and is repeating the experience at the college level.
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 1 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
First-time 1 Repeater |
33.33 .00 |
3 1 |
28.87 -- |
|
First-time 2 Repeater |
-- -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
|
First-time 3 Repeater |
52.12 8.5 |
8 2 |
42.14 12.02 |
|
First-time 4 Repeater |
76.55 73.38 |
27 21 |
28.93 36.75 |
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 2 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
First-time 1 Repeater |
83.00 83.00 |
1 1 |
-- -- |
|
First-time 2 Repeater |
79.00 -- |
4 -- |
8.00 -- |
|
First-time 3 Repeater |
77.55 83.17 |
9 6 |
11.61 10.44 |
|
First-time 4 Repeater |
88.79 93.06 |
24 17 |
11.69 10.35 |
|
Calculus Conversation Grade on Problem 1 |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
|
First-time 1 Repeater |
53.50 50.00 |
4 1 |
37.11 -- |
|
First-time 2 Repeater |
-- -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
|
First-time 3 Repeater |
51.07 58.50 |
13 6 |
30.37 35.01 |
|
First-time 4 Repeater |
59.67 70.00 |
21 17 |
22.72 25.27 |
Tables 10 a, b, and c show the distribution of Calculus Conversation scores by section.
Coded Calculus Conversation Activity Score for Question 1
|
Section |
Problem Grade = 1 |
Problem Grade = 2 |
Problem Grade = 3 |
Problem Grade = 4 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
21 |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
18 |
|
3 |
|
|
7 |
9 |
|
Section |
Problem Grade = 1 |
Problem Grade = 2 |
Problem Grade = 3 |
Problem Grade = 4 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
2 |
|
|
6 |
13 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
9 |
3 |
|
Section |
Problem Grade = 1 |
Problem Grade = 2 |
Problem Grade = 3 |
Problem Grade = 4 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
22 |
|
2 |
|
|
8 |
13 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
11 |
3 |
One can see that the distribution of scores does vary by section, especially in the percent of the class receiving the highest score for the Calculus Conversation activity.