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Ekaterina Yurasovskaya – PRIMUS, 2024
We describe a lecture-free problem-solving Mathematical Communication and Reasoning (MCR) course that helps students succeed in the Introduction to Advanced Mathematics course. The MCR course integrates elements from Uri Treisman's Emerging Scholars workshop model and Math Circles. In it students solve challenging problems and form a supportive…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, College Mathematics, Introductory Courses, Required Courses
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Wynn, Charles T., Sr.; Ray, Herman; Liu, Liyuan – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2019
Wynn, Mosholder, & Larsen (2014, 2016) studied the effect of problem-based learning (PBL) on the development of postformal thinking (PFT) skills among first-year learning community (LC) students and attributed the significant PFT gains, in part, to the metacognitive reflection component of their PBL method, recommending it as a way to…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reflection, Correlation, Communities of Practice