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Candace Walkington; Matthew Bernacki; Elizabeth Leyva; Brooke Istas – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2025
Algebra has been identified as a gatekeeper to careers in STEM, but little research exists on how algebra appears for practitioners in the workplace. Surveys and interviews were conducted with 77 STEM practitioners from a variety of fields, examining how they reported using algebraic functions in their work. Survey and interview reports suggest…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics, Computation, Mathematical Formulas
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Jarosz, Andrew F.; Goldenberg, Olga; Wiley, Jennifer – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2017
Learning by invention is an alternative approach to teaching statistics where students are tasked with attempting to solve a problem before being taught the canonical formula for solving it, often resulting in increased understanding of material compared with traditional instruction. The first study, conducted in a college statistics classroom…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Group Activities, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction
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Osler, James Edward; Mansaray, Mahmud A. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
The online deployment of Technology Engineered online Student Ratings of Instruction (SRIs) by colleges and universities in the United States has dynamically changed the deployment of course evaluation. This research investigation is the fourth part of a post hoc study that analytically and psychometrically examines the design, reliability, and…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Technology, Black Colleges, Higher Education