PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Bringing evidenced-based practices to a large-scale precalculus class: Preliminary results
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Using evidenced-based practices in a large undergraduate mathematics classroom can bechallenging but results of recent research on active-learning demand investigation. Preliminaryresults show that students already have self-confidence upon entering the classes, but there is aslight gain in perceptions of the value and appreciation of mathematics. Additionally, activitiesand clickers were considered useful and important by some of the students interviewed.Keywords