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McNeill, R. Taylor; Leyva, Luis A.; Marshall, Brittany – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2022
Background: Calculus instruction is underexamined as a source of racialized and gendered inequity in higher education, despite research that documents minoritized students' marginalizing experiences in undergraduate mathematics classes. This study fills this research gap by investigating mathematics faculty's perceptions of the significance of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Calculus, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
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Apkarian, Naneh; Kirin, Dana; Gehrtz, Jessica; Vroom, Kristen – PRIMUS, 2021
The Mathematical Association of America's "Precalculus to Calculus: Insights and Innovations Conference" brought together representatives of mathematics departments from across the country with members of two national research projects to share and discuss both research findings and on-the-ground concerns of faculty. In this article, we…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Mathematics Education, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Sevimli, Eyüp – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2022
This study aims to evaluate the university lecturers' teaching content preferences in different teaching environments at the undergraduate level of mathematics. The content that lecturers use in teaching the concept of integral is evaluated through a comparison of face-to-face and virtual classroom settings. With comparative case study being used…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Preferences, Mathematics Instruction
White, Tracy Foote – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study examines the mathematical questioning of undergraduate Calculus I instructors for the purpose of detailing the ways in which instructors are using their questions. The emphasis is on verbal questions because of their in-the-moment value and ability to get students engaged in discourse. Calculus I is of particular interest because of its…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques, Undergraduate Study, College Mathematics
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Ellis, Jessica – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
This report details the importance of professional development and training for graduate student teaching assistants (GTAs) in in the teaching of calculus. Findings from a large, national study in the United States show that GTAs are teaching a large percentage of Calculus I students (either as the primary teacher or as a recitation leader),…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Professional Development, Mathematics Instruction, Calculus
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Fothergill, Lee – Mathematics Educator, 2011
The purpose of this study was to compare the perspectives of faculty members who had experience teaching undergraduate calculus and preservice teachers who had recently completed student teaching in regards to a first semester undergraduate calculus course. An online survey was created and sent to recent student teachers and college mathematics…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Secondary School Curriculum, College Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers
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Weathers, Tony D.; Latterell, Carmen M. – PRIMUS, 2003
Essentially a focus group to discuss textbook related issues, a meeting of calculus instructors from a wide variety of environments was convened and sponsored by McGraw Hill to provide feedback on the current state of the calculus classroom. This paper provides a description of the group's discussions.
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Calculus, College Mathematics, Teaching Methods