Taras Gula and Carolyn Hoessler of George Brown College are presenting the results of the study at the XVI Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education (2013), hosted by SRUME (Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education).
Research Abstract
Many first year college students struggle with foundational mathematics skills even after one semester of mathematics. JUMP math, a systematized program of teaching mathematics, claims that its approach, though initially designed for K-8, can strengthen skills at the foundations college math level as well. Students in sixteen sections of Foundations Mathematics at a college in Canada were randomly assigned to be taught with either the JUMP math approach or a typical teaching approach. Students were measure before and after on their competence (Wechsler test of Numerical Operations) and attitudes (Mathematics Attitudes Inventory) to identify any improvements. Results showed that students in JUMP classes had modest, but consistently higher improvements in competence when compared to students in non-JUMP classes, even after controlling for potential confounding variables, while improvements in Math Attitudes showed no differences. (From http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~dbachman/RUME_XVI_Linked_Schedule/rume16_submission_107.pdf )
XVI Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education (2013)
Link to all research papers presented at the conference: http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~dbachman/RUME_XVI_Linked_Schedule/RUME_XVI_Sessions_Linked_with_Abstracts.htm (There’s some good stuff here!)Link to the conference site: http://sigmaa.maa.org/rume/crume2013/Home.html
Some Background on Jump Math
Hi All,
A couple of years ago, a Jump Math representative at the MCATA Conference gave me some copies of the Jump Math workbooks to look at. These are great materials for grade levels 1 to 8. Kids and instructors love them. I was surprised to see a booth at the ATA Science Council Conference: we now have a Jump Math representative based right here in Calgary.
Jump Math is a registered charity funded by TD Bank, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (Bow Valley was just approved as eligible for funding from NSERC), and many others. Jump Math was founded by Dr. John Mighton, an Adjunct Professor in Mathematics at the University of Toronto, Order of Canada, an Ashoka International Fellow, winner of two Governor-General's Awards for Drama and the prestigious Siminovitch prize.
Jump Math isn’t just for kids. George Brown College in Toronto is piloting Jump Math with adult students.
Research is being conducted that is verifying the effectiveness of the Jump Math materials. Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled study by the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and the University of Toronto “found that the math knowledge of children using JUMP Math grew twice as much as that of children using the incumbent program.”
Free samples of the Teacher’s Guides and Student Workbooks can be found here: http://jumpmath1.org/samples
NOTE: The Teacher’s Guides are free. Only the Student Workbooks need to be purchased.
Also see the Jump Math You Tube Channel
Regards,
Michael
JUMP Math's National Book Fund
Since 2007, JUMP Math’s National Book Fund has helped hundreds of teachers bring JUMP Math to schools serving thousands of students in the First Nations, rural, inner city, low income, ESL or special education communities.
As a successful applicant, you will receive the following free of charge:
• A set of JUMP Math Assessment & Practice books (Parts 1 and 2) for each student
• A Teacher's Resource for each grade (up to two grades) being taught in the classroom
• SMART Board lessons for one grade
• Unit Tests
• Answer Keys
• Professional Development
• Support from JUMP Math
Information about eligibility, program requirements, evaluation, and the application process can be viewed at the JUMP Math website at http://www.jumpmath.org/cms/book_fund_intro
Each application consists of separate submissions by a teacher and their principal. Application forms can be submitted online, and it is possible to save your work and complete it in stages.
Teachers’ application: http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1395306-7EexYsiOTH
Schools’ application (to be completed by principal): http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1395346-7EexYsiOTH
If you do not have reliable access to the internet, we will fax you a copy of the application form upon request. Please e-mail noreen.mclean@jumpmath.org or fax us at 416-596-1208.
Completed applications must be received no later than 11.59 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013.
(Email from Jump Math, 2013)
Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteThe JUMP Math program seems to be contained in the workbooks and the assessment materials. The program, based on the video, looks like a fit for a learning centre approach in "minimzing differences" and what appears to be a group problem-solving approach. How accurate a summary would that be?