Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bailey Braaten, The Ohio State University; Arnulfo Perez, The Ohio State University

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Mathematics

appendix. The teachers were able to engage in the unit asstudents and were given time for reflection and discussion after each lesson within the unit. Teachers were first introduced to a multi-meter and were asked to measure the voltage ofseveral batteries. The unit had an inquiry-based focus; instead of telling the teachers how to use amulti-meter they were allowed to explore and discover how to measure voltage on their own. Asthe unit progressed, the teachers were introduced to each separate component of a circuit in asimilar way. After the battery was the resistor, then the LED, then the switch and finally thebreadboard. As each component was introduced the teachers were given a loosely structuredactivity that allowed them to explore the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Diversity

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Mathematics

first day of class (text in black) and follow-up process during the entire semester (text in green). Adapted from [11].The PD process (Figure 2) is called a cycle because it consists of a few elements that arerepeated11. The description of each element is taken from Ho et al (2001, p.147)12:  Self-reflections: Instructors “undergo self-reflection and clarify personal conceptions.” In this study, all three reflections occurred prior to the first day of class.  Exposures: Workshop facilitators “provide a direction and a model for improvement.” Exposure 1 and Exposure 2 occurred prior to the first day of class, whereas Exposure 3 occurred during the semester.  Confrontations: Instructors “are brought to realize

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; William B. Corley, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

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negatively skewed.The CA scores were negatively skewed because they are the representation of the class activitiesthe students did in class. The authors corrected these violations by reflecting and square roottransforming the CA scores. The data was tested for normality after reflecting and transformingthe data, and the normality was met to run a regression analysis with the transformed data.CALC-IIICA scores in CALC-III violated the regression assumptions of normality and homoscedasticity.The CA scores were negatively skewed. To correct these violations, the CA scores were reflectedand square root transformed. Normality was met after transforming the data.CALC-II-2TFor this model, the original data for UL scores violated the regression assumption

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Ma, University of Virginia; Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Stacie N. Pisano, University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia; Monika Abramenko, University of Virginia; Diana D Morris, University of Virginia

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Engaging Student’s Perspective (ESP) was conducted at the mid-semester point. It wasfacilitated by a trained teaching consultant, who is a professor from the school of education atour institution. ESP asked students to reflect on what helped and hindered their learning, andadditionally solicited their suggestions for improvement.Question 1: Are the common gaps identified for advanced students being addressed by thiscourse?The five topics identified by the instructor team includes: Newton’s Method, IntegrationTechniques (including partial fractions), Simpson’s Rule, Applications of Integration, and Taylorseries and Taylor polynomial applications. There were two topics that over 60% of studentsmentioned that they had little or no knowledge of; the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia

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Mathematics

explain mathematical concepts improved greatly; - Different kind of understanding was required to teach a subject than to be in a class; - Students were asking challenging questions forcing the PLs to think deeply about the material.But also they gained/had - More confidence in their knowledge and skills related to course content, which reflected in other advanced courses they were taking while being PLs; - The opportunity to peer behind the curtain: find out what is means to teach “it has helped me foster a new appreciation for the work professors put in outside of class to prepare lecture and grade assignments”; - More creativity and engagement: a PL created a video on a topic that several students had

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Campbell Rightmyer Bego, University of Louisville; Il Young Barrow, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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Mathematics

second. There are also differences between causes of attrition in the firstyear versus in the long-term. Students who continue into the second year of engineering school aremuch less likely to leave engineering, despite any difficult courses they may face. Both retentionand repetition are therefore important when reviewing student progress through a multiple-semester math sequence to get reflections on the engineering program as a whole. This analysiscan identify problem areas to address more specifically. At this engineering school, attrition is a particularly high during and after the secondsemester. This is the same for the students who start on-track in the math sequence, takingEngineering Analysis I, and for those who must take the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University

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Mathematics

women and URM, but Pell-eligible students are not as wellserved.6.0 AcknowledgmentsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation throughGrant No DUE-1347830, and the ongoing support of the Dean of Arts & Sciences and the Officeof the Provost.ReferencesAllexsaht-Snider, M. and Hart, L.E. (2001). Mathematics for All: How do we get there? Theory IntoPractice, 40(2) 93-101.Ames, C. (1992). Classrooms: Goals, structures and student motivation. Journal of EducationalPsychology, 84, 261-271.Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. PsychologicalReview 84 (2), 191-215.Bloom, B. S. (1994). "Reflections on the development and use of the taxonomy". In Rehage, Kenneth J