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Yoder, Garett; Cook, Jerry – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2014
The Department of Physics at EKU [Eastern Kentucky University] with support from the National Science Foundations Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program has successfully converted our entire introductory physics sequence, both algebra-based and calculus-based courses, to an activity-based format where laboratory activities,…
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments
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Ellington, Aimee J. – PRIMUS, 2005
In Fall 2004, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) piloted a modeling-based approach to college algebra. This paper describes the course and an assessment that was conducted to determine the effect of this approach on student achievement in comparison to a traditional approach to college algebra. The results show that compared with their…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Calculus, Algebra, College Mathematics