Author: Charles Dwight Atkins (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
A Study to Produce Guidelines for Evaluating Calculus Reform Projects
Author: Charles Dwight Atkins (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education IV
Author: Ed DubinskyPublisher: American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN: 0821820281
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This fourth volume of Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education (RCME IV) reflects the themes of student learning and calculus. Included are overviews of calculus reform in France and in the U.S. and large-scale and small-scale longitudinal comparisons of students enrolled in first-year reform courses and in traditional courses. The work continues with detailed studies relating students' understanding of calculus and associated topics. Direct focus is then placed on instruction and student comprehension of courses other than calculus, namely abstract algebra and number theory. The volume concludes with a study of a concept that overlaps the areas of focus, quantifiers. The book clearly reflects the trend towards a growing community of researchers who systematically gather and distill data regarding collegiate mathematics' teaching and learning. This series is published in cooperation with the Mathematical Association of America.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Changing Calculus
Author: Susan L. GanterPublisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
MAA Notes
Author: Assessing Calculus Reform Efforts
Author: Alan TuckerPublisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Calculus Renewal
Author: Susan L. GanterPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780306463228
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The movement to change the nature of the calculus course at the undergraduate and secondary levels has sparked discussion and controversy in ways as diverse as the actual changes. The first years of the calculus reform movement were characterized by a whirlwind of ideas concerning the organization of the course and the associated curriculum. The papers contained within Calculus Renewal: Issues for Undergraduate Mathematics Education in the Next Decade will spark a renewed interest in the endeavor embarked upon over 10 years ago when the first calculus grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This book intends to address: relating mathematics to other disciplines; determining the appropriate mathematical skill for students exiting first-year collegiate mathematics courses; determining the appropriate role of technology; determining the appropriate role of administrators in the change process; and evaluating the progress and impact of curricular change.
The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level
Author: Derek HoltonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0306472317
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
This is a text that contains the latest in thinking and the best in practice. It provides a state-of-the-art statement on tertiary teaching from a multi-perspective standpoint. No previous book has attempted to take such a wide view of the topic. The book will be of special interest to academic mathematicians, mathematics educators, and educational researchers. It arose from the ICMI Study into the teaching and learning of mathematics at university level (initiated at the conference in Singapore, 1998).
Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education
Author: Annie SeldenPublisher: American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN: 0821833022
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Crossroads in Mathematics
Author: Standards for Introductory College Mathematics Project (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Intended to improve mathematics education at two-year colleges and other institutions offering lower division courses as well as to encourage more students to study mathematics, this publication presents the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges' (AMATYC's) standards for revitalizing the pre-calculus mathematics curriculum and stimulating changes in instructional methods. Following introductory sections, chapter 1 describes the goals and basic principles underlying the document, while chapter 2 presents standards for introductory college mathematics including seven standards related to intellectual development, seven related to curriculum content, and five related to pedagogy. This chapter also provides charts of guidelines for achieving the standards. Chapter 3 addresses issues of content and pedagogy related to the interpretation of the standards in the areas of mathematics foundation-building courses, technical programs, mathematics-intensive programs, liberal arts programs, and programs for prospective teachers. Chapter 4 reviews implications of the standards for faculty development and other departmental considerations; advising and placement; laboratory and learning center facilities; the use of technology; assessment of student outcomes; program evaluation; and articulation with high schools, other colleges and universities, and employers. Finally, chapter 5 covers implementation, including institutional recommendations, the role of professional organizations, proposed regional workshops, and the development of materials, while chapter 6 provides concluding remarks. (Contains 78 references.) (Sample math problems based on the standards are appended.) (KP)