PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2014
Denver, Colorado
Mathematical Perceptions And Problem Solving Of First Year Developmental Mathematics Students In A Four-Year Institution
Page: 446
I report initial findings of a study that seeks to investigate the change in developmental (remedial) mathematics students’ mathematical problem solving skills. I report on the analysis of one-on-one interviews with six students before a four-week Intermediate Algebra course. The ultimate goal is to see the extent to which their skills changed after the course. Using a framework of reasoning developed by Lithner (2000), I describe events in which one particular student shows plausible reasoning and also reasoning based on established experience. I seek input with regard to alternative frameworks or analysis of the data that may help me interpret the findings.