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Lampe, K.; White, K. – PRIMUS, 2023
This case study examines how online mathematics homework impacts student learning, attitude, and efficacy in a college Calculus I class. This research is important because it provides data on student perceptions for how to effectively implement online homework. Participants for this study completed homework using a blend of online and paper…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Mathematics Education, Homework, Student Attitudes
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Chen, Zhongzhou – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
This paper examines the prevalence of rapid answer copying among university students completing online homework for an introductory level calculus-based physics course taught remotely during the COVID pandemic. We first compared the attempt duration distribution of 26 problems, between 42 students who self-reported as having completed the homework…
Descriptors: College Students, Homework, Online Courses, COVID-19
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Boudreaux, Gregory M.; Haugh, Janine; Johnson, Ed; Tinney, Laura; Whitlock, Cathy – PRIMUS, 2022
Several publishing companies now offer competing brands of online homework (OHW) software. Students rarely have a voice in choosing their required course materials, even though, ultimately, they will be asked to use and pay for these systems. In this study, Calculus I students each tested three different OHW systems. The students were then asked…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, Homework, Educational Technology
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Nicholas Gorgievski; Thomas DeFranco – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2024
In most mathematics textbooks, each lesson is followed by a set of homework problems in one of two ways -- blocked practice and mixed practice. Additionally, most mathematics textbooks rely on a common learning strategy called overlearning, that is, mastering a skill and continuing to practice this same skill. This study investigated the effects…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Scores
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Prat, Alain; Code, Warren J. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
The online homework system WeBWorK has been successfully used at several hundred colleges and universities. Despite its popularity, the WeBWorK system does not provide detailed metrics of student performance to instructors. In this article, we illustrate how an analysis of the log files of the WeBWorK system can provide information such as the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Homework, Student Behavior, Educational Technology
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Allison Dorko; John Paul Cook; Isaiah DeHoyos – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2023
In an online asynchronous vector calculus course, we observed exam answers solved with a formula from online homework instead of the formula from lecture. Our exploratory study investigated (1) why students learned from homework instead of lecture for this topic and (2) their epistemological frames (e-frames) for lecture and homework. Per (1),…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Homework, Calculus, Online Courses
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Nemeth, Amanda; Wheatley, Christopher; Stewart, John – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
This study examines high school preparation measures [ACT/SAT scores, high school grade point average (HSGPA), and conceptual physics pretest scores], in-class behavior measures (homework submission rates and lecture attendance rates), and in-class achievement measures (homework and test averages) for the last two fully face-to-face prepandemic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
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McNicholl, T. H.; Frank, K.; Hogenson, K.; Roat, J.; Carlson, M. P. – PRIMUS, 2021
We discuss an implementation of the research-based Pathways precalculus curriculum in a large-lecture format supported by recitations, clickers, and online homework. We describe our approach to adapting the implementation of Pathways precalculus from a small class to a large lecture instructional format. We report data on student learning and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Calculus
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Gruber, Sean; Rosca, Raluca I.; Chazan, Daniel; Fleming, Elizabeth; Balady, Steve; VanNetta, Catherine; Okoudjou, Kasso A. – PRIMUS, 2021
Addressed toward course coordinators and departmental leaders interested in redesigning an undergraduate mathematics course, we highlight the steps our team at the University of Maryland, College Park has taken in bringing active learning to our Precalculus course. We provide examples of ways in which we have coordinated active learning across…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Calculus
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Rohde Poole, S. B. – PRIMUS, 2022
This paper is written to provide ideas and guide faculty who want to design a mathematical modeling course for undergraduate mathematics majors and minors. We discuss course goals, assignments, and projects that can be used to help students gain experience relevant for careers and mathematical modeling opportunities. The authors designed this…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, Majors (Students), Mathematical Models
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Setren, Elizabeth; Greenberg, Kyle; Moore, Oliver; Yankovich, Michael – Education Finance and Policy, 2021
In a flipped classroom, an increasingly popular pedagogical model, students view a video lecture at home and work on exercises with the instructor during class time. Advocates of the flipped classroom claim the practice not only improves student achievement but also ameliorates the achievement gap. We conduct a randomized controlled trial at West…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Video Technology, Homework, Program Effectiveness