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Creator:: Gibbons, Claire J.
Abstract:: College Algebra is a prerequisite for calculus and is thus an important stepping stone in the careers of STEM-intending undergraduates. However, College Algebra has low pass rates across the United States, interrupting students’ pathways to success. To address this concern, a research-oriented university in the Northwest United States restructured its...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: teaching and the use of observation protocols for describing instruction. The methodology for this study

Creator:: Watkins, Christopher H.
Abstract:: About twenty years ago, a large, rural, doctoral granting institution with an undergraduate population of approximately 24,000 in the pacific northwest of the United States established the Math Excel program. Students would attend lectures three times a week for 50 minutes like a traditional course, and they would also attend...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , I introduce the research studies on teaching and learning in calculus that relate to this study

Creator:: Boone, Allan R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this article is to explore student reasoning with regard to problems in logic, particularly those related to the Principle of Mathematical Induction (PMI). The five case studies presented build off of work done by other researchers, most notably Dubinsky and Harel, who both looked at how students'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: June 4, 2014. Title: A Study on Student Perceptions of Principles of Logic and Their Application to

Creator:: Hale, Patricia L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate teaching models that may aid in improving student's understanding of how to interpret graphs of kinematic variables. The teaching models that were considered incorporated the use of cooperative groups and calculator-based laboratory instruments, alone and in concert. The subjects used in this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Burger, Lance D.
Abstract:: This dissertation arose out of an awareness of difficulties undergraduate linear algebra students encounter when solving linear algebra problems from novel, non-isomorphic settings, even when the problems could be solved with matrix representations and similar procedures as problems from a more familiar setting. This mixed-methods study utilized both traditional and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: participants for the study included 169 mathematics and engineering majors involved in six teaching

Creator:: Fleming, Eric
Abstract:: Over several decades, much attention has been paid to the preparation of K-12 teachers. More recently, the body of literature on graduate teaching assistants' preparation for teaching has begun to increase. Since many graduate teaching assistants are hired as community college and university instructors, it is important to understand how...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: teaching. The purpose of this thesis is to understand what newly hired instructors found helpful, and

Creator:: Dean, Raven
Abstract:: In 2012, a university in the north western United States began offering a redesigned college algebra class that had a greater emphasis on active learning. Specifically, two out of four class periods were completely devoted to students working together in small groups on carefully designed worksheets. Two years later, the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Algebra: An Observational Study 14 such higher-order thinking tasks as analysis, synthesis, and

Creator:: Hocker, Krista Foltz
Abstract:: Oregon State University redesigned the college algebra class to make group learning at least 50% of class time. Specifically, in two out of four class hours each week students were organized into small groups where they completed exploratory activities involving new material. Although instructors were present during those group activity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : what students want from teaching and learning, and the varied student experiences in the course

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