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Direct linkSongsore, Emmanuel; White, Bethany J. G. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2018
Statistics educators have long recognized the importance of empowering students with statistical thinking skills that could be applied beyond the classroom. However, there is a dearth of research on how students deem statistical topics as having practical future relevance after they complete introductory courses. Focusing on student interest in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Statistics, Introductory Courses, Online Courses
Download full textBragg, Leicha A.; Nicol, Cynthia – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2011
In this article, the authors present an approach to developing open-ended problems through capturing contextualised mathematics in photographs. They draw upon their research with the Problem Posing Research Project, a collaborative venture between an Australian and a Canadian university to broaden pre-service teachers pedagogical practices in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Mathematics, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
Striving for Reform Based Practice in University Settings: Using Groups in Large Mathematics Classes
Kajander, Ann – PRIMUS, 2006
As school curricula undergo changes in both content and pedagogy, pressure is placed on teacher preparation programs and undergraduate mathematics departments to model learning environments in mathematics appropriate for education students. Yet the reality of many post-secondary mathematics courses includes traditional style classes containing a…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Classroom Environment
Mendoza, Lionel P., Ed.; Williams, Edgar R., Ed. – 1988
These conference proceedings include three invited lectures, a panel discussion, three working group reports, two reports from topic groups and a participant list. The invited lectures include a discussion of the impact of calculators on the calculus curriculum (Herbert S. Wilf); a consideration of the role of misconceptions in learning…
Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Braswell, James S., Comp.; Dodd, Alicia A., Comp. – 1988
This booklet provides a comprehensive directory of mathematics tests that are available in the United States and Canada to help educators and researchers meet their evaluation needs. The tests are listed in the order of the educational level for which they were designed and then by subject matter within the level. Sections included are: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Mathematics, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Pereira-Mendoza, Lionel, Ed.; Quigley, Martyn, Ed. – 1990
These conference proceedings include two invited lectures, four working group reports, five topic group reports, a list of participants, and a list of previous proceedings. The invited lectures were: "Teaching Mathematical Proof: Relevance and Complexity of a Social Approach" (Nicolas Balacheff) and "Geometry Is Alive and…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Pereira-Mendoza, Lionel, Ed. – 1988
These conference proceedings include two invited lectures, four working group reports, seven reports from topic groups, one ad hoc presentation paper, a list of participants and a list of previous proceedings. The invited lectures were: "Mathematics Education and Technology" (Christine Keital); and "All One System" (Lynn A.…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Females
