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Sinn, Robb; Briggs, Karen – PRIMUS, 2023
The Math Immersion intervention was designed to aid the transition-to-proof phase of the undergraduate mathematics major. The Immersion was co-taught by two instructors, one for Intro to Proofs and Abstract Algebra and another for Probability and Statistics and Linear Algebra. This case study documented that efficiency gains directly attributable…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Algebra
Urban, Ashley L. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
College algebra continues to cause a barrier for students seeking a college education. Many institutions require students who are less academically prepared to enroll in a remedial course before entering college algebra. This process is costly and time prohibitive to students; adding financial burden to the already present academic barrier that is…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Undergraduate Students, Academic Advising
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Walczyk, Jeffrey J.; Griffith-Ross, Diana A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
The compensatory-encoding theory (C-ET) of reading specifies how the efficiency of performance subcomponents affects comprehension under diverse task conditions. It maintains that readers can overcome weak skills through compensatory processes. To test whether C-ET captures more general principles underlying scholastic performance, the authors…
Descriptors: Algebra, Undergraduate Students, Time on Task, Problem Solving