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Gay, A. Susan; Peterson, Ingrid – PRIMUS, 2014
Concept-focused quiz questions required College Algebra students to write about their understanding. The questions can be viewed in three broad categories: a focus on sense-making, a focus on describing a mathematical object such as a graph or an equation, and a focus on understanding vocabulary. Student responses from 10 classes were analyzed.…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Content Area Writing, Algebra
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Eaton, Carrie Diaz; Wade, Stephanie – PRIMUS, 2014
This paper describes a collaboration between a mathematician and a compositionist who developed a sequence of collaborative writing assignments for calculus. This sequence of developmentally appropriate assignments presents peer review as a collaborative process that promotes reflection, deepens understanding, and improves exposition. First, we…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Peer Evaluation