A Case Study in the History of Calculus Reform

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A Case Study in the History of Calculus Reform

• Andrew Balas, Marc Goulet, Alex Smith
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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Broad Classification of Undergraduate Institutions
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Characteristics of UW-Eau Claire

• About 10,000 students, mostly regional
• About six sections of calculus with 30 students
  per section
• The Calculus Students Math Education Liberal
  Arts
• Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math,
  Geologyno Engineering
• Faculty size of about 35Consensus?

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What Influences Institutionalization of Reform?

• Department sizeis it possible to reach a
  consensus?
• Teaching or Classroom Environment
• Often times this is something faculty have very
  little control over!
• We got renovated.

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M. Prosser and K. Trigwell 1997Perceptions of
the teaching environment and its relationship
to approaches to teaching. British Journal of
Educational Psychology, 67, 25-35
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A Combined Mathematics Laboratory and Classroom
EnvironmentMarc Goulet, Michael Penkava, Alex
Smith
National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum
and Laboratory Improvement Grants
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