PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Service-learning and a shift in beliefs about mathematical problem solving
Page: 1698
During academic service-learning experiment, students in an experimental Precalculus classregularly tutored basic algebra to middle-schoolers. At the end of the quarter, student-tutorsdemonstrated academic improvement and a shift in beliefs about importance of conceptualunderstanding in problem solving. These manifested benefits can motivate mathematicsdepartments to implement service-learning as part of academic curriculum.Key words: