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Boudreaux, Gregory M.; Haugh, Janine; Johnson, Ed; Tinney, Laura; Whitlock, Cathy – PRIMUS, 2022
Several publishing companies now offer competing brands of online homework (OHW) software. Students rarely have a voice in choosing their required course materials, even though, ultimately, they will be asked to use and pay for these systems. In this study, Calculus I students each tested three different OHW systems. The students were then asked…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, Homework, Educational Technology
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Beagley, Jonathan; Capaldi, Mindy – PRIMUS, 2020
Homework is prevalent in mathematics courses, as are cumulative final exams. This study incorporated the memory science concepts of the "testing effect" and "spacing effect" in the homework and final exam of college mathematics courses. By replacing some new homework problems with review problems, students had additional…
Descriptors: Homework, Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, College Mathematics
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McNicholl, T. H.; Frank, K.; Hogenson, K.; Roat, J.; Carlson, M. P. – PRIMUS, 2021
We discuss an implementation of the research-based Pathways precalculus curriculum in a large-lecture format supported by recitations, clickers, and online homework. We describe our approach to adapting the implementation of Pathways precalculus from a small class to a large lecture instructional format. We report data on student learning and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Calculus
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Bagley, Spencer – PRIMUS, 2020
The flipped classroom model interchanges the roles of in-class and out-of-class time to allow students more time to engage with cognitively demanding tasks when expert help from their instructor is more available. An extensive body of literature supports the effectiveness of this model. In contrast, I present a case study of a less-successful…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework, Video Technology
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Peters, Travis; Johnston, Elgin; Bolles, Heather; Ogilvie, Craig; Knaub, Alexis; Holme, Thomas – PRIMUS, 2020
Team-Based Learning (TBL) uses a flipped classroom model and involves students working collaboratively in small groups, with peer assessments to promote group accountability. We implemented TBL in Calculus I in both large (N [tilde] 150) and small (N [tilde] 35) class settings. We investigated the impact of this form of instruction over two…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Mathematics Instruction, Homework, Video Technology
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Setren, Elizabeth; Greenberg, Kyle; Moore, Oliver; Yankovich, Michael – Education Finance and Policy, 2021
In a flipped classroom, an increasingly popular pedagogical model, students view a video lecture at home and work on exercises with the instructor during class time. Advocates of the flipped classroom claim the practice not only improves student achievement but also ameliorates the achievement gap. We conduct a randomized controlled trial at West…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Video Technology, Homework, Program Effectiveness
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Evans, William R.; Selen, Mats A. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
Homework in introductory physics represents an important part of a student's learning experience; therefore, choosing the manner in which homework is presented merits investigation. We performed three rounds of clinical trials comparing the effects of mastery-style homework vs. traditional-style homework with students in both algebra-based and…
Descriptors: Homework, Introductory Courses, Mastery Learning, Physics
Khan, Bibi Rabia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether supplemental instruction and online homework can improve student performance and understanding in a first-semester calculus course at a large urban four-year college. The study examined the metacognitive and study skills and posttest scores of students. The study also focused on students' and…
Descriptors: Homework, Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Calculus
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Petrillo, Joseph – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2016
High failure rates in calculus have plagued students, teachers, and administrators for decades, while science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programmes continue to suffer from low enrollments and high attrition. In an effort to affect this reality, some educators are "flipping" (or inverting) their classrooms. By flipping, we…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Calculus, Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Roth, Vicki; Ivanchenko, Volodymyr; Record, Nicholas – Computers & Education, 2008
As the use of web-based homework delivery and checking systems expands, we have greater need to evaluate how students engage with these systems and how changes in the systems influence student behavior. Reported here is the assessment of WeBWorK, an open-source web-based homework program used largely in postsecondary math and science courses, with…
Descriptors: Calculus, Error Correction, Homework, Student Reaction
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Levy, Rachel; Shearer, Michael; Taylor, Padraic – PRIMUS, 2007
We describe a program that provides structured practice of prerequisite material to students in an ordinary differential equations course using an existing automated homework system originally designed for precalculus and calculus classes. The goal of the program is to improve students' comprehension of material presented in class by timing the…
Descriptors: Prerequisites, Calculus, Undergraduate Study, College Mathematics