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Candace Walkington; Matthew Bernacki; Elizabeth Leyva; Brooke Istas – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2025
Algebra has been identified as a gatekeeper to careers in STEM, but little research exists on how algebra appears for practitioners in the workplace. Surveys and interviews were conducted with 77 STEM practitioners from a variety of fields, examining how they reported using algebraic functions in their work. Survey and interview reports suggest…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics, Computation, Mathematical Formulas
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Candace Walkington; Matthew Bernacki; Min Wang; Brooke Istas; Meghan Greene – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
Mathematical problem posing, or authoring mathematical tasks, can allow students to integrate their interests and experiences into the classroom. Little research has explored different designs for scaffolding or facets of posed problem quality, particularly when problem posing is based on students' interests. We created an environment that enabled…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, STEM Education, STEM Careers