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Berry, Betsy; Merkel, Graceann; Uerkwitz, Janell – Theory Into Practice, 2023
In this article, we explore Terry Wood's participation in the Purdue Problem-Centered Mathematics Curriculum Project, along with the rich and enduring personal and professional friendships that she built with the classroom teachers who were so important to the project. We highlight connections between these working relationships and the research…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Problem Based Learning, Mathematics Curriculum, College School Cooperation
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Pepin, Birgit; Kock, Zeger-jan – International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2021
In this study we use a case study approach to investigate what kinds of resources were self-reported to have been selected by students working on their Challenge-Based bachelor end projects, and how they used and orchestrated these resources. In a previous study, we had explored students' use of resources and their Actual Student Study Paths in…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Resources, Tutors
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Bettina Dahl; Hans Hüttel; Jakob Gulddahl Rasmussen; Morten Grud Rasmussen – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2023
Many universities throughout the world apply student-centered approaches. Common to these is that projects, problems, challenges etc. stem from "real life". Mathematics is an effective tool to solve problems, but in this paper, we discuss how we reconcile the fact that mathematics is both a pure and an applied discipline with…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Centered Learning, Universities, Problem Solving
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Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna; Boggs, Stacey – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2004
For this FIPSE funded project, mathematics faculty attended allied health classes and allied health faculty attended developmental mathematics courses to incorporate health examples into the developmental mathematics curriculum. Through the course of this grant a 450-page developmental mathematics book was written with many problems from a variety…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, College Faculty, Mathematics Instruction