The Effect of Prior Calculus Experience on "Introductory" College Calculus

1989 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha B. Burton
Keyword(s):  
College Calculus ◽  
Introductory College

scholarly journals Equity during peer conferences: A linguistic comparison by race and gender

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Reinholz
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
College Calculus ◽  
Assessment Conversations ◽  
Introductory College

This paper provides an analysis of students’ peer assessment conversations in introductory college calculus. Prior research shows that this type of activity can support meaningful student learning. However, previous studies have suggested that students from different groups (e.g., by race or gender) may have different opportunities to participate in such discussion-based activities. Accordingly, this paper explores the participation of students in peer assessment conversations, by focusing on the types of feedback and word choices used by different groups of students, by race and gender. Based on computer-aided textual analysis, this paper provides insights into the types of words used by different students in the class. While there was evidence of inequities in participation between men and women, the results for race were inconclusive. These results suggest that peer conferences have some potential for producing more equitable participation in calculus.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: The Area under a Curve: Conjecturing the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (7) ◽  
pp. 474-478
Author(s):  
Jeff Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Theorem ◽  
Nctm Standards ◽  
Fundamental Theorem Of Calculus ◽  
Computer Technologies ◽  
Classroom Exercise ◽  
College Calculus ◽  
Teaching Ideas ◽  
Introductory College

The NCTM standards for courses designed to prepare students for the “new calculus” include using “all appropriate calculator and computer technologies,” as well as promoting “the use of experimentation and conjecturing” (NCTM 2000, p. 289). Both these goals can be met in the following experiment to find the area under a curve. The experiment is a modification of a classroom exercise that I conducted in an introductory college calculus course for nonmajors.

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