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Cline, Kelly S.; Huckaby, David A.; Zullo, Holly – PRIMUS, 2023
Using clickers in the statistics classroom can help students identify and understand common errors and misconceptions through a combination of surprise and discussion. Students are presented with multiple-choice questions that they discuss with each other and then vote on; a class-wide discussion follows. Questions for which many students vote for…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Error Patterns, Misconceptions, Statistics Education
Alayont, Feryal; Karaali, Gizem; Pehlivan, Lerna – PRIMUS, 2023
In calculus courses, instructors often use the end-of-section problems in a textbook in homework assignments or other course assessments. As a result, these problems influence the teaching and learning of calculus. In this study, we examine the levels of cognitive demand of these problems in a mainstream calculus textbook and classify them within…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Evaluation, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Douventzidis, Andrew; Landquist, Eric – PRIMUS, 2022
The typical trigonometry, precalculus, or calculus student might not agree that logarithms are hot stuff, but we drew motivation from chili peppers to help students get a better taste for logarithms. The Scoville scale, which ranges from 0 to 16,000,000, has been the sole quantitative metric to measure the pungency (spiciness) of peppers since its…
Descriptors: Numbers, Food, Rating Scales, Sensory Experience
Gaines, Benjamin – PRIMUS, 2022
In introductory level math classes, writing prompts can be used as part of weekly homework assignments to encourage students to think more deeply about the subject at hand. These writing prompts present scenarios related to recently learned material in a new context and require students to submit a short written response online. Writing prompts…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Cues, Writing (Composition)
Stoner, Melissa A.; Joyner, Robert L. – PRIMUS, 2022
Relating mathematics learned in the classroom to real situations increases student motivation and enhances learning. In this paper, we provide an example of a classroom application of calculus to physiology in two courses: "Differential Equations" and "Calculus I for Biology and Medicine." We designed and implemented a project…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, Mathematical Models, Physiology
Ryan, S. D.; Nawalaniec, T. M. – PRIMUS, 2022
In this work, we studied the use of open education resources (OER) in the form of online modules combined with an open textbook as it relates to student performance and perceptions in a Linear Algebra course. In this approach, we compared student performance and perceptions from three sections of this intermediate level mathematics course. One was…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Online Courses
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
Bleiler-Baxter, Sarah K.; Pair, Jeffrey D.; Reed, Samuel D. – PRIMUS, 2021
Students often view their role as that of a replicator, rather than a creator, of mathematical arguments. We aimed to engage our students more fully in the creation process, helping them to see themselves as legitimate proof creators. In this paper, we describe an instructional activity (i.e., the "group proof activity") that is…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Validity, Mathematical Logic
Henriksen, Mel – PRIMUS, 2021
Reflections are presented on the first time flipping of an introductory Ordinary Differential Equations course. Assessment results, student motivation, and student attitudes are compared between flipped and traditional learning pedagogies in this course over two terms at a small technical university in the northeast United States. Assessments and…
Descriptors: Reflection, Flipped Classroom, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Bertrand, Elliott; McArdle, David T.; Thoma, Lubos; Wu, Li – PRIMUS, 2021
The percentage of college students receiving unproductive grades in introductory mathematics courses is a concern for post-secondary institutions across the country. Many factors can be targeted as potential explanations for this lack of success, yet none of these issues are more noteworthy than the fact that many students enter college…
Descriptors: College Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Mathematics Skills
El Turkey, Houssein; Turki, Salam; Kottegoda, Yasanthi – PRIMUS, 2021
Many active learning practices highly depend on students' advance preparation for the class. However, reading Calculus can be a challenging task to students. We address this concern by assigning targeted pre-class readings in multiple Calculus courses. We report on our implementations, provide students' feedback, and discuss the lessons learned…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Calculus, Flipped Classroom, Mathematics Instruction
Harsy, Amanda – PRIMUS, 2020
As educators, it is important for us to recognize that our assessment methods affect student attitudes. If we want students to learn from their mistakes and counteract a fixed-mindset of learning, perhaps we should look at what we incentivize in the classroom. Some professors are attempting to counteract math and test anxiety, poor STEM retention,…
Descriptors: Testing, Mastery Tests, Mastery Learning, Mathematics Instruction
Selbach-Allen, Megan E.; Greenwald, Sarah J.; Ksir, Amy E.; Thomley, Jill E. – PRIMUS, 2020
In this paper, we compare and contrast our experiences in using standards-based grading in different courses and across two separate institutions to explore the related tradeoffs and subtleties in designing and implementing such grading systems, guided by innovation diffusion theory. We summarize our individual courses, use Linda Nilson's criteria…
Descriptors: Grading, Standards, Evaluation Methods, College Faculty
McAllister, Alex M.; Wiglesworth, Lesley; Wilson, John H. – PRIMUS, 2020
Creating a cohesive team of coworkers can be challenging in any organization, and an academic department is no exception. The Centre College Mathematics Department has established a culture of collegial collaboration by investing in developing a strong mathematical community of faculty and students, and through careful attention to the hiring and…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Student Relationship
Lewis, Drew – PRIMUS, 2020
This article describes a Standards-Based Grading (SBG) implementation used in a variety of lower-level mathematics courses, notably including the use of oral re-assessments. A retrospective study of this implementation was conducted that showed that female students take advantage of optional oral re-assessments at greater rates than male students…
Descriptors: Grading, Academic Standards, Mathematics Instruction, Student Evaluation