The purposes of this study were to study the process of a first-year engineering instructor's design and delivery of a Fluid Mechanics class in online settings and to examine how student perceptions of the instructor's teaching presence related to student satisfaction and student perceived learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. This…

The history of mathematics educational reform is replete with innovations taken up enthusiastically by early adopters without significant transfer to other classrooms. This paper explores the coupling of coding and mathematics education to create the possibility that coding may serve as a Trojan Horse for mathematics education reform. That is,…

The University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez (UPRM) has found that there are disadvantages to a semester long remedial mathematics course that is administered during the freshmen year to students with mathematics deficiencies in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs. Correspondingly, the UPRM designed and implemented an…

The purpose of the present study was to examine the nature of the discourse generated by two different online approaches to mathematics teacher professional development. Thirty mathematics teachers participated in online activities involving analysis and discourse about artifacts of teaching practice. Half were randomly assigned to a group that…

Investigates the extent to which computers were being used by middle and high school mathematics teachers in Missouri. Develops an understanding of the basis for teachers' decisions regarding the use of computers--or lack of--in instruction. Reports that the teachers did not use computers for purposes other than drill and practice. Contains 44…

This article attempts to extend current research and development activities related to the use of technology in problem posing, to early grades mathematics. It is motivated by the authors' work with elementary preservice teachers toward this goal, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels. New York State Learning Standards for K-4 mathematics…