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The Impact of Using Relevant Context on Student Comprehension and Attitude in a Collegiate Introductory Statistics Unit on Probability
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Rzeszutko, Ryan; James, Dwayne T.; Petrie, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The typical collegiate introductory statistics course poses significant challenges for students. Many do not fully comprehend key course skills, and it is common for students to exit the class with a neutral or negative attitude toward statistics. To measure the impact of using relevant contextual examples as an instructional strategy during a…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Statistics, College Mathematics, College Students
The Impact of Using Relevant Context on Student Comprehension and Attitude in a Collegiate Introductory Statistics Unit on Probability
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Petrie, Jennifer; James, Dwayne T.; Rzeszutko, Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The typical collegiate introductory statistics course poses significant challenges for students. Many do not fully comprehend key course skills, and it is common for students to exit the class with a neutral or negative attitude toward statistics. To measure the impact of using relevant contextual examples as an instructional strategy during a…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, College Mathematics, College Students
The Impact of Using Relevant Context on Student Comprehension and Attitude in a Collegiate Introductory Statistics Unit on Probability
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James, Dwayne T.; Petrie, Jennifer; Rzeszutko, Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The typical collegiate introductory statistics course poses significant challenges for students. Many do not fully comprehend key course skills, and it is common for students to exit the class with a neutral or negative attitude toward statistics. To measure the impact of using relevant contextual examples as an instructional strategy during a…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, College Mathematics, College Students
On the Axiomatization of Mathematical Understanding: Continuous Functions in the Transition to Topology
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Cheshire, Daniel C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The introduction to general topology represents a challenging transition for students of advanced mathematics. It requires the generalization of their previous understanding of ideas from fields like geometry, linear algebra, and real or complex analysis to fit within a more abstract conceptual system. Students must adopt a new lexicon of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, College Mathematics, Introductory Courses, Mathematics Activities
The Design and Enactment of Modeling Tasks: A Study on the Development of Modeling Abilities in A Secondary Mathematics Course
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Buhrman, Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study uses components of action and self-study research to examine the design and enactment of modeling tasks with the goal of developing student modeling abilities. The author, a secondary mathematics teacher, first closely examined the curriculum design and instructional decisions she made as she prepared for a unit on mathematical modeling…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Curriculum Design, Mathematics Activities, Action Research