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Davis, Tara C.; Lu', Hùng – PRIMUS, 2015
This paper describes the results of a two-semester-long study of the effects of student-centered instruction on Precalculus courses. We also describe our teaching approaches centering around students, which include a mixture of lectures, student presentations, group work, discussion, and guided investigations. Students were taught with either the…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Learner Controlled Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Ogden, Lori – PRIMUS, 2015
The flipped classroom approach was implemented across three semesters of a College Algebra course. This paper is part of a larger design and development research study and focuses on student perceptions of the flipped classroom teaching approach. Qualitative methodology was used to describe how students perceived the instruction of their College…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
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Alsardary, Salar; Blumberg, Phyllis – PRIMUS, 2009
We describe a learner-centered upper-level mathematics course where the students present the material to the class instead of the instructor, and the students make presentations on applied topics at the regional MAA meeting. After take-home examinations the students can discuss their answers one-on-one with the instructor. The students liked the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learner Controlled Instruction