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The Reasons and Ways to Implement Service-Learning in a Precalculus Class
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Yurasovskaya, Ekaterina – PRIMUS, 2021
Service-learning provides a versatile pedagogical platform that can improve the academic performance of participating students and open space for a discussion of issues of social justice within a mathematics classroom. We describe our Precalculus course with a service-learning component, in which university students regularly tutor algebra…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Social Justice
Cultivating a Productive-Disposition toward Mathematics by Engaging in Service-Learning
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Wilkerson, Joshua B. – PRIMUS, 2021
This research explores the positive impact of service-learning on the disposition of students in mathematics. This was a qualitative case study of high school AP Statistics students who completed a service-learning project. Data were gathered from student interviews, reflection journals, and field observations. The framework for the analysis…
Descriptors: Service Learning, School Community Relationship, High School Students, Student Attitudes
Addressing Negative Math Attitudes with Service-Learning
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Henrich, Allison; Sloughter, J. McLean; Anderson, Jeffrey; Bahuaud, Eric – PRIMUS, 2016
In this paper, we share the results of our recent study of a quantitative literacy course with a service-learning component. Our study aims to answer the question: How did student attitudes shift as a result of participating in this course? We present and analyze statistics from pre- and post-surveys in five classes (N = 78) taught by two…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Service Learning, Undergraduate Study
Learning from Service-Learning
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Butler, Melanie – PRIMUS, 2013
Service-learning has the potential to change student attitudes toward a course and a subject. With this goal in mind, I have used service-learning in several courses, from introductory mathematics courses to courses for math majors, for several semesters. This article gives details on these projects as well as some ideas to extend these projects…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Educational Practices, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes
Service-Learning in a Capstone Modeling Course
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Berkove, Ethan – PRIMUS, 2013
A capstone course is often synthetic, bringing together many components of a student's educational background. For this reason, a project-based course in mathematical modeling makes a great capstone, as modeling problems often require a broad collection of mathematical tools for their solution. The addition of a service-learning component can…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Undergraduate Study, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Service-Learning Project in a First-Year Seminar: A Social Network Analysis
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Teymuroglu, Zeynep – PRIMUS, 2013
Understanding the effects of a service-learning component on the classroom culture, socially and academically, brings a novel perspective to designing, executing, and assessing these types of active-learning projects. This paper evaluates the success of a service-learning project from a perspective of social networks by investigating the question:…
Descriptors: Service Learning, First Year Seminars, Social Networks, Network Analysis