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Townsley, Lisa – PRIMUS, 2016
We describe recent attempts by the University System of Georgia to develop and pilot a system-wide online Precalculus course for credit. The course was based on full online delivery, using an emporium model for learning. We experienced moderate success with the course, with a completion rate of 61-76% compared with the 4-7% for Massive Open Online…
Descriptors: Calculus, Online Courses, College Mathematics, Academic Persistence
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Bruni, Carmen; Koch, Christina; Konrad, Bernhard; Lindstrom, Michael; Moyles, Iain; Thompson, Will – PRIMUS, 2016
The Math Exam/Education Resources (MER) is an open online learning resource hosted at The University of British Columbia (UBC), aimed at providing mathematics education resources for students and instructors at UBC. In this paper, there will be a discussion of the motivation for creating this resource on the MediaWiki platform, key features of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Resources, Mathematics Education
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Batchelor, John – PRIMUS, 2015
This paper reports the results of a survey study of clicker use and mathematics anxiety among students enrolled in an undergraduate calculus course during the Fall 2013 semester. Students in two large lecture sections of calculus completed surveys at the beginning and end of the course. One class used clickers, whereas the other class was taught…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Handheld Devices