Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin Duffy, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Austin Mack, Ohio State University; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mathematics

in this range.When compared to the men, women begin the first semester at OSU with a large deficit inspatial skills, SAT Math and ACT Math and a slightly lower MPT score but finish thesemester with equal grades. Assuming GPA draws on verbal, mathematical and visuospatialabilities, at a cognitive level, and on several emotional and affective aspects such asmotivation, work ethic and so on, there are at least two possible explanations for thisobservation: (i) the male and female suite of cognitive abilities remain unchanged relative toeach other but females compensate for other reasons or (ii) females improve their math andverbal abilities to reach parity with men and all other things are equal. Since our data set islimited to the cognitive

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Rodríguez-Gallegos, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Rafael Ernesto Bourguet-Diaz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Diversity

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Mathematics

see the variables that you haveto use and with that you remember better. Besides, the arrows and the squares adapted in a good way for the mix problems, since you could see them with the tanks and the flows.The problem presented is not an easy task to solve it in class, since it is presented as a case. Thismakes that the different teams rethink their answers and although the problem seems easy, it is notpossible to give a unique answer, and also the students have difficulties to establish a conclusionwithout the help of the software. We assume that incorporating a systemic viewpoint in order tounderstand the complete setting of the problem is helpful. Some matters of social, ethical andsustainable development interest appear within the