Reflecting on a Group Project in Precalculus Class
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The document summarizes a student's reflections on a group project completed for their Precalculus class. It outlines the agenda, introduction, pros and cons of the project experience, suggestions for improvement, and conclusion. The project aimed to strengthen language skills and promote collaboration but fell short of its goals due to issues with communication, scheduling, and lack of focus on the intended purpose within the context of the Precalculus course. The student suggests the project may have been more effective with more time dedicated to specific math concepts or if structured as its own separate class.
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- 1. Reflections Matemática 133 Sección 1 Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Prof. Alonso Gladys Rosario Acosta 201-20-7339 Diego Bocca 200-80-4994 Rafael Burgos López 200-70-5652 Chase Busch Allan 201-20-6807 Christian De La Cruz 201-10-7216
- 2. AGENDA Introduction Pros ● Practice ● Teamwork Cons ● Project Experience ○ Lack of Communication ○ Apathy ○ Scheduling Issues ● Project's Purpose ○ Intended ○ Achieved
- 3. AGENDA Suggestion ● Plan ● More time and focus Conclusion ● Summary
- 4. INTRODUCTION
- 5. INTRODUCTION ● Simple Calculations ● 5 minute completion ● Not satisfied with performance ● Purpose in Precalculus class ● Suggestions
- 6. PRO'S
- 7. PRACTICE ● Practice Makes Perfect ● Successful application of concept ● Visible difference in scores
- 8. TEAMWORK ● Value of working together ● Hard to get together ● Complications
- 9. CON'S
- 11. LACK OF COMMUNICATION ● Weak dominance of either language ● Avoidance out of commodity ○ Finish work amongst those who know language ○ False pretext: doubles work ○ Goes against purpose ○ Detriment to all
- 12. LACK OF COMMUNICATION ● Personality types ○ Acute timidity ■ Anxiety and pressure in leadership position ○ Disconnection from responsibility ■ Waiting for the next person to complete ● Participation left to a minimum
- 13. APATHY ● Simplicity of problem ● Overall mundane nature of project ● More important responsibilities to attend to
- 14. SCHEDULING ISSUES ● Members had more important responsibilities ● Scarcity of available free time ● Dependence on others for their part ● Excuse ● Equally as responsible for grade as others
- 16. INTENDED ACHIEVEMENTS ● "strengthen linguistic skills to improve academic performance" ● "increase self confidence for public speaking" ● "promote technology for research and presentations" ● "develop writing and research skills for professional success" ● "promote collaborative teaching and learning"
- 17. ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS ● Technological integration for project completion ● Use of internet websites: ○ YouTube ○ SlideShare ○ Google Docs ○ Google Drive ● No other achievements accomplished
- 18. SUGGESTIONS
- 19. THE PLAN ● How it was planned defeated it's purpose ● Hindered our real class objective ● Overall useless in this method
- 20. MORE TIME AND FOCUS ● More time to really saturate in material ● More focus on specific aspect with math ● Perhaps stand alone as a class ● Perhaps a lab class
- 21. CONCLUSION
- 22. SUMMARY ● Not an enjoyable process ● Implementation with MAT133 curriculum made it unnecessary ● Should be a class of it's own