Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- I An Introduction to Teaching Mathematics with Classroom Voting
- II Studies of Classroom Voting in Mathematics
- 3 Can Good Questions and Peer Discussion Improve Calculus Instruction?
- 4 Using Peer Instruction and i-clickers to Enhance Student Participation
- 5 Student Surveys: What Do They Think?
- III Classroom Voting in Specific Mathematics Classes
- Bibliography
- About the Editors
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3 - Can Good Questions and Peer Discussion Improve Calculus Instruction?
from II - Studies of Classroom Voting in Mathematics
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- I An Introduction to Teaching Mathematics with Classroom Voting
- II Studies of Classroom Voting in Mathematics
- 3 Can Good Questions and Peer Discussion Improve Calculus Instruction?
- 4 Using Peer Instruction and i-clickers to Enhance Student Participation
- 5 Student Surveys: What Do They Think?
- III Classroom Voting in Specific Mathematics Classes
- Bibliography
- About the Editors
Summary
Abstract Preliminary report of the results of a project to introduce peer instruction into a multi-section first semester calculus course taught largely by novice instructors. This paper summarizes the instructional approaches instructors chose to use, and the subsequent results of student performance on common exams throughout the course of the term.
Originally published in PRIMUS, vol. 16, #3 (2006), pp. 193–203, © Taylor & Francis. PRIMUS is available online at www.informaworld.com/.
The full text of this article is available online at
The complete article is reprinted, with permission, in the print edition of this book.
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- Teaching Mathematics with Classroom VotingWith and Without Clickers, pp. 15 - 20Publisher: Mathematical Association of AmericaPrint publication year: 2011