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Sheryn, Louise; Ell, Fiona – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2014
Debates about how undergraduate mathematics should be taught are informed by different views of what it is to learn and to do mathematics. In this qualitative study 10 students enrolled in an advanced undergraduate course in mathematics shared their views about how they best learn mathematics. After participating in a semester-long course in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Jessup-Anger, Jody E.; Aragones, Aileen – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2013
In this qualitative case study, we explored students' peer interactions within their cohort and in the host countries during a short-term study abroad. Framed by Bronfenbrenner's (1993) ecological systems theory, findings revealed that students spent considerable energy reflecting on interactions with peers. The students considered themselves…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Interaction, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries
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Yoon, Caroline; Kensington-Miller, Barbara; Sneddon, Jamie; Bartholomew, Hannah – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2011
Students often play a passive role in large-scale lectures in undergraduate mathematics courses: they observe the lecturer demonstrate mathematical procedures, but they rarely engage in authentic mathematical activity themselves. This study uses semi-structured interviews of undergraduate students to investigate the implicit and explicit social…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Lecture Method, Mathematics Instruction, Social Attitudes