Date of Award
Spring 5-17-2019
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Education (MSEd)
Department
Education and Human Development
First Advisor
Carol Wade
Abstract
This curriculum project was created to provide teachers with additional resources to use when teaching an 8th grade unit on linear modeling. The included activities put an emphasis on grappling with new ideas, communication, and developing understanding through a project using real world mathematics. An embedded goal in the curriculum is to foster student motivation in mathematics. The main topic involves constructing scatter plots, noticing trends in the data, and constructing lines of best fit based on these trends. Recommendations are included by the author for implementing the included activities, as well as a rubric for evaluating the student projects. Aligned Common Core standards are included in the unit plan.
Repository Citation
Derue, Brandon, "Fostering Motivation with an Authentic Task Based Unit on Linear Modeling" (2019). Education and Human Development Master's Theses. 1215.
https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/ehd_theses/1215
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons, Secondary Education Commons
Comments
An 8th grade unit on linear modeling. Aligned with Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics.