Steven Sahyun Thesis

A Comparison Of Auditory And Visual Graphs For Use In Physics And Mathematics

Steven Carl Sahyun

A THESIS

submitted to

Oregon State University

in partial fulfillment of

the requirements for the

degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

Presented April 30, 1999

Commencement June 2000

Abstract

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Chapter 4 to Chapter 10
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1. Introduction

1.1. Relationship of This Study to Physics and Physics Education *
1.2. Description of Problems That Student Have With Graphs *
1.3. Situations Where Auditory Graphs Are Useful *
1.4. Description of Auditory Graphs *
1.5. Uses of Results of This Research *

2. Background Information: Definition of Terms

3. Review of Studies About Graph Perception

3.1. Leinhardt, Zaslavsky, & Stein *
3.2. Vernon *
3.3. Wavering *
3.4. Berg & Phillips *
3.5. Berg, & Smith *
3.6. Roth & McGinn *
3.7. Gillan & Lewis *
3.8. Milroy & Poulton *
3.9. Price, Martuza, & Crouse *
3.10. Cohn & Cohn *

4. Review of Studies Concerning Physics

4.1. Hestenes, Wells, & Swackhamer *
4.2. Trowbridge, & McDermott *
4.3. McDermott, Rosenquist, & van Zee *
4.4. Beichner *
4.5. Mokros, & Tinker *
4.6. Brasell *
4.7. Linn, Layman, & Nachmias *
4.8. Thornton, & Sokoloff *

5. Review of Studies on Auditory Graphing Techniques

5.1. Pollack & Ficks *
5.2. Mansur, Blattner & Joy *
5.3. Lunney & Morrison *
5.4. Frysinger *
5.5. Minghim & Forrest *
5.6. Wilson *
5.7. Flowers & Hauer *
5.8. Turnage, Bonebright., Buhman, & Flowers *
5.9. Flowers, Buhman, & Turnage *
5.10. Summary of Reviewed Literature *

6. Theory

6.1. Hypothesis Development *
6.2. Further justifications for the research *
6.3. Implementation of the research *<

6.3.1. Genesis of Testing Process. *

6.3.2. General test design. *

6.3.3. General data collection procedure. *

6.3.4. Testing Considerations. *

7. Triangle pilot

7.1. Overview *
7.2. Sample *
7.3. Data Collection *
7.4. Instrument Development *
7.5. Data Results *
7.6. Detailed Analysis of Selected Questions *
7.7. Conclusions from the Triangle Pilot Test *

8. Web Pilot

8.1. Overview *
8.2. Sample *
8.3. Data Collection *
8.4. Instrument Development *
8.5. Data Results *
8.6. Analysis *<
8.7. Conclusion from the Web Pilot test *

9. Main Auditory Graph Study

9.1. Overview *
9.2. Sample *
9.3. Data Collection *
9.4. Instrument Development *
9.5. Results *
9.6. General Analysis of Data *

9.6.1. Reliability *

9.6.2. Split-Half Analysis, Math and Physics Sub-tests *

9.6.3. ANOVA and t-test Comparisons. *

9.6.4. Effect of Music Training *

9.6.5. Test Completion Times *

9.6.6. Blind Subject Performance *

9.7. Conclusion of Main Auditory Graph Test *
9.8. Subject Comments About the Auditory Graphs. *

10. Conclusion

10.1. Summary of Conclusions of Test Results *

10.1.1. Triangle Pilot *