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Joseph E. Antonides – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Counting is an intellectual activity that is usually identified with the assignment of positive whole numbers ("1, 2, 3, 4, ...") in one-to-one correspondence with a collection of items in one's attentional field. Taking into account a broader, "combinatorial" meaning of the term, counting extends far beyond this description.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computation, Mathematical Concepts, Logical Thinking
Amy Elizabeth Osborne – ProQuest LLC, 2023
With the sudden onset of the pandemic, little was known about the implications of transitioning college mathematics classes to online environments. In light of many students' difficulties in passing remedial and first-year mathematics courses in both synchronous and asynchronous classrooms, gaining an understanding of the impact of this transition…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change
Alice Taylor – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this study and question was to find out if age, gender, or student residency predicted the success in college credit-bearing courses when using the corequisite model. Student residency was defined, for the current study, as where the student lives, such as does the student reside on-campus or off-campus. The research questions for…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement, Required Courses
Kocher, Elizabeth Anita – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the influencing factors affecting high school students who took a college preparatory curriculum in high school, yet ended up being placed into a remedial mathematics course in college. Remedial students with a college preparatory background are an under-researched group. This study attempts to address this…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Remedial Mathematics, Student Placement, High School Students
Sporn, Howard Bruce – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study is to determine whether educators believe mathematics should be taught to liberal arts students, what topics are taught in liberal arts mathematics courses, and what the motivation is for teaching such topics. The study consists of two parts, a review of the opinions of educators regarding liberal arts mathematics, and a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, General Education, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills