2021 Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Reports
2021
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What’s the Norm? Instructors Justify their Active Learning Moves and Decisions
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As VITAL faculty continue to teach more university mathematics courses, departmental efforts to improve instruction and shift toward active learning should align with instructors’ teaching approaches and decisions. In this study, three instructors described their classroom norms and justified teaching moves via professional obligations. External factors, such as the physical learning spaces, interactions with students, and institutional constraints, influenced their pedagogy. This report emphasizes the support systems required within mathematics departments to sustain instruction improvement efforts among VITAL faculty.