Title page for E-project-042707-094635

Project Type IQP

Submission date 2007-04-27

Authors
Christopher P Freeman, CS
Roderick Taylor, CE
Cosmin Tudor, CS
Michael Longqiang Zhang, CS

URN E-project-042707-094635

Division Education in a Technological Society

Title The Assistment Project

Advisor
Heffernan, Neil, CS

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
10th Grade MCAS Mathematics questions taken from past exams available on the MCAS website were created in the Assistments.org System and used in a study involving high school students preparing for the MCAS exam to compare the efficacy of scaffolding and hints on their learning performance. After analyzing the data, it was conclusive that learning occurred in both the hints and the scaffolding questions. However, it was inconclusive as to whether or not scaffolding questions are more conducive to learning.

Files
FINAL-IQP-REPORT.pdf

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Project Type	IQP
Submission date	2007-04-27
Authors	Christopher P Freeman, CS Roderick Taylor, CE Cosmin Tudor, CS Michael Longqiang Zhang, CS
URN	E-project-042707-094635
Division	Education in a Technological Society
Title	The Assistment Project
Advisor	Heffernan, Neil, CS
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract 10th Grade MCAS Mathematics questions taken from past exams available on the MCAS website were created in the Assistments.org System and used in a study involving high school students preparing for the MCAS exam to compare the efficacy of scaffolding and hints on their learning performance. After analyzing the data, it was conclusive that learning occurred in both the hints and the scaffolding questions. However, it was inconclusive as to whether or not scaffolding questions are more conducive to learning.
Files	FINAL-IQP-REPORT.pdf