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Sean Chorney – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
In a pre-service mathematics methods class I taught, in which we mathematized political districting (first horizontally, then vertically), student questions led to engaging mathematics, in particular, the development of a new number sequence.
Descriptors: Elections, Mathematics Instruction, Numbers, Political Attitudes
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Cline, Kelly; Zullo, Holly; Duncan, Jonathan; Stewart, Ann; Snipes, Marie – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
We present a study of classroom voting in linear algebra, in which the instructors posed multiple-choice questions to the class and then allowed a few minutes for consideration and small-group discussion. After each student in the class voted on the correct answer using a classroom response system, a set of clickers, the instructor then guided a…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Voting, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
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Wu, Dane W. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2002
The year 2000 US presidential election between Al Gore and George Bush has been the most intriguing and controversial one in American history. The state of Florida was the trigger for the controversy, mainly, due to the use of the misleading "butterfly ballot". Using prediction (or confidence) intervals for least squares regression lines…
Descriptors: United States History, Intervals, Least Squares Statistics, Regression (Statistics)