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Zumbrunn, Sharon; Carter, Yvette M.; Conklin, Sarah – Journal of Research in Education, 2014
This study explored college students' beliefs about the value of writing, their past experiences with writing, and the relationship between students' prior experiences with writing and writing value beliefs. One hundred fourteen undergraduates from a public Southeastern university participated in the study. Using expectancy-value theory as a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction, Feedback (Response)
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McGee, Daniel; Moore-Russo, Deborah – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2015
A test project at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez used GeoGebra applets to promote the concept of multirepresentational fluency among high school mathematics preservice teachers. For this study, this fluency was defined as simultaneous awareness of all representations associated with a mathematical concept, as measured by the ability to…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
Jordan, Laurn Reye – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Instructional practices in mathematics courses at two-year colleges include lecture as the predominant instructional form in 78% of two-year colleges, with class sizes averaging about 26 students (AACC, 2005). The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) indicates that there is a need for change in the practices of mathematics teachers…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Academic Standards