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Understanding Instructor Support of Student Prior Knowledge in Introductory Calculus
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Amanda Mohammad Mirzaei – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Introductory calculus is mandatory for postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors (Bressoud, 2015); however, many students do not persist through introductory calculus to further STEM study (Rasmussen et al., 2019). One reason for this may be that students struggle with the prior mathematical knowledge required…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Prior Learning, Introductory Courses
Two Essays on College Economics: An Evaluation of the College Fed Challenge Competition and the Effects of Mathematics Requirements on Student Performance in Introductory Economics
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Simon, David Nsingang – ProQuest LLC, 2018
My dissertation evaluates two efforts to improve undergraduate economics education---the College Fed Challenge (CFC) competition and requiring intermediate algebra as a prerequisite for taking introductory economics courses. Using survey data of undergraduate students who participated in the CFC competition and a control group of students who did…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Economics Education, College Mathematics
The Low Enrollment of African American High School Students in Advanced Mathematics: A Case Study
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Eugene Steele Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There is a low enrollment of African American high school students in advanced mathematics. High school advanced mathematics are prerequisites to college calculus, one of the basic courses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. African Americans earned only 7.6% of all bachelor's degrees in science, technology,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, African American Students, Advanced Courses, Calculus