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Jaafar, Reem – PRIMUS, 2016
For students with little experience in mathematical thinking and conceptualization, writing-to-learn activities (WTL) can be particularly effective in promoting discovery and understanding. For community college students embarking on a first calculus course in particular, writing activities can help facilitate the transition from an "apply…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Instruction
Kent, Michael R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examines the writings of the French educational psychologist Guy Brousseau to see how his situation-centered theories shed light on the learning in a computer laboratory associated with a community college mathematics class. Like the community college's laboratory, Brousseau's theories intend to help students construct mathematical…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Theories, Learning Processes, Community Colleges