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Barth, Eric; Higginbottom, Ryan S. – PRIMUS, 2021
Gateway testing is an important pedagogic tool employed by many university mathematics departments in calculus and precalculus courses. With a goal of ensuring that students attain needed basic skills in courses with a conceptual "reform" orientation, these tests provide an efficient means of assessing a large volume of student work,…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Practices, Mathematics Tests
Perez, Ismael; Bowers, Janet; Salamon, Peter – PRIMUS, 2017
Undergraduate research experiences provide excellent examples of high-impact practices. They rely on inquiry-based learning to provide important capstone experiences for the students. However, they are time-intensive for mentor faculty. In an attempt to scale up our faculty's ability to offer such experiences, we combined a number of projects into…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Participation, Mentors, Case Studies
Razzaghi, Mehdi – PRIMUS, 2017
Undergraduate research has become the centerpiece of many institutions of higher education's efforts to attract and recruit high school graduates. Since 1987, throughout my tenure at Bloomsburg University, I have involved over 20 students in my research. In my experience, there is clear evidence that students of mathematics substantially benefit…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Projects, Student Research, Mathematics Curriculum
Breen, Sinéad; O'Shea, Ann – PRIMUS, 2016
Traditionally, many undergraduate mathematics courses have been defined in terms of mathematical content and the techniques in which students should become proficient or theorems they should be able to prove. This can result in a reliance on shallow or rote learning by students, despite the fact that the main goal of a mathematics lecturer is…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Teaching, Undergraduate Students
Dietz, Jill – PRIMUS, 2013
We argue that student research skills in mathematics should be honed throughout the curriculum just as such skills are built over time in the natural and physical sciences. Examples used in the mathematics program at St. Olaf College are given.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Inquiry, Research Skills, Student Research
Castillo-Garsow, Carlos; Castillo-Chavez, Carlos; Woodley, Sherry – PRIMUS, 2013
The Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) is a successful summer research experience for undergraduates, with a strong record of mentoring Ph.D. graduates, particularly, underrepresented minority students. However, the MTBI program was designed for education in research, not for research in education, and the mechanisms of the…
Descriptors: Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Educational Theories
Fowler, Kathleen; Luttman, Aaron; Mondal, Sumona – PRIMUS, 2013
The US National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (UBM) program significantly increased undergraduate research in the biomathematical sciences. We discuss three UBM-funded student research projects at Clarkson University that lie at the intersection of not just mathematics and biology, but also other fields. The…
Descriptors: Biology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Students, Student Research