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Atkinson, Dawn; Risser, H. Smith – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2023
Although reading homework is common in university courses, compliance rates vary. Using interviews, this study explored how five students responded to reading assignments in their introductory college mathematics classes and how they viewed reading and reading-related activities relative to their academic successes. Qualitative content analysis of…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Reading Assignments, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
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Davis, Tara C.; Spaeth, Anneliese H. – PRIMUS, 2020
This article includes a case study describing our innovative teaching technique of assigning reading journals in a first semester calculus course (Calculus I), as well as an exposition about and recommendations arising from our subsequent experiences implementing similar methods in Junior and Senior mathematics courses. In the primary case study…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Reading Assignments, College Mathematics, Calculus
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Patterson, Brian; McBride, C. Rett; Gieger, J. Lynn – PRIMUS, 2018
We explored the effectiveness of a flipped active learning pedagogy in a liberal arts mathematics course without video or interactive preparation. In both control and active learning classes, students were required to respond to a reading before class and take a quiz after class. During the active learning class, students worked together in groups…
Descriptors: Homework, Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, Liberal Arts
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Barnett, Janet – PRIMUS, 2014
Much has been written about the benefits to be derived by incorporating the history of mathematics into its teaching. Of the various ways to do this, the use of original sources is among the most thrilling for the insights and the challenges it offers for students and instructors alike. In this paper, we describe examples of one particular…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, History, Teaching Methods
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Capaldi, Mindy – PRIMUS, 2015
Flipped classrooms and inquiry-based learning (IBL) have each become popular in their own right, leading to a natural question: Why not combine these two great ideas? Although flipping a class usually involves students reading or watching videos before class, and IBL focuses on allowing and encouraging students to develop material on their own,…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
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Soltys, Steve; McClintock, Scott – PRIMUS, 2014
This paper proposes and discusses how to use an assignment based on "Freakonomics" as a way to foster critical thinking and statistical literacy skills within the classroom.
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Critical Thinking, Numeracy
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Munakata, Mika – PRIMUS, 2005
This article describes a reading and writing project designed for an undergraduate survey course in mathematics. For the Math Book Club, students in groups of four read and discuss one of six books related to mathematics and the history of mathematics. As part of the assignment, students take turns developing discussion questions and summarizing…
Descriptors: History, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Clubs, Mathematics Instruction
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Weber, Wendy A. – PRIMUS, 2005
When students take their first upper division mathematics course after an introduction to proof course, they are often overwhelmed by the prospect of writing in a mathematics course. In mathematics, unlike other disciplines, students are very seldom asked to respond via writing to a reading assignment, to write an essay about a topic they have…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Cowen, Carl C. – American Mathematical Monthly, 1991
Discussed is the importance of students being able to read and understand mathematics. The need for students to practice reading mathematics is emphasized. Discussions and homework are presented as examples of this needed practice. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, Concept Formation, Higher Education