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Introduction to Calculus through an Open-Ended Task in the Context of Speed: Representations and Actions by Students in Action
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Hitt, Fernando; Dufour, Sarah – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2021
The first calculus course in the province of Quebec (Canada) is taught in the first year of college (17-18 year-old students) before university. Statistics show that this course is the most difficult one for students at the collegial level and that it prompts many to drop out of school. The literature has highlighted the cognitive problems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Calculus, Mathematics Activities, College Mathematics
Student-Supported Groupwork on Vertical Whiteboards: The Impacts on Students and Peer Tutors in a Calculus I Class
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R. Dastbasteh; N. Kouzniak; J. Niezen – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2024
Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada offers two introductory calculus courses designed for students enrolled in science and engineering programs. Students identified as needing additional support based on their admission grades take the version of the course where students meet weekly for four hours instead of three. A new approach for the…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Educational Technology, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group = Actes de la Rencontre Annuelle 2017 du Groupe Canadien d'Etude en Didactique des Mathématiques (41st, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2-6, 2017)
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Holm, Jennifer, Ed.; Mathieu-Soucy, Sarah, Ed.; Oesterle, Susan, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2017
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec June 2-6. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Exercises, Mathematical Concepts
Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group = Actes De La Rencontre Annuelle 2014 Du Groupe Canadien D'étude en Didactique Des Mathématiques (38th, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 30-June 3, 2014)
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Oesterle, Susan, Ed.; Allan, Darien, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2015
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Time Management, Mathematics Instruction, Industry