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    Melody of Functions and Graphs: Improving Senior Secondary Mathematics Students' Understanding of the Concept of Function by the Integration of Mathematics and Music

    Nagy I 2018.pdf (4.424Mb)
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    Authors
    Nagy, István
    Date
    2018
    Supervisor
    Dr David Treagust
    Type
    Thesis
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    EdD
    
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    Faculty
    Humanities
    School
    Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70497
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    Abstract

    This paper describes a study involving the integration of mathematics and music applied to improve senior secondary students’ understanding of the concept of function. The study has used the framework of the post-positivist paradigm, action research design, multiple research methods, experimental- and control-groups, pre-test and post-test, and has considered nine author-developed analogies between mathematics and music. The findings suggest that integration of mathematics and music makes a statistically significant difference in students’ understanding of function.

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