PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2014
Denver, Colorado
Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus: Instructors’ Perceptions of the Usefulness and Role of Instructional Technology
Page: 652
The CSPCC (Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus) project is a large empirical study, investigating mainstream Calculus 1, that aims to identify the factors that contribute to successful programs. The CSPCC project consists of two phases. Phase 1 entailed large-scale surveys of a stratified random sample of college Calculus 1 classes across the United States. Phase 2 involves explanatory case study research into programs that were identified as successful based in part on the results of the Phase 1 survey. This second phase will lead to the development of a theoretical framework for understanding how to build a successful program in calculus and in illustrative case studies for widespread dissemination. Technology was one of the topics we explored with students, instructors, administrators, and other individuals that we interviewed during our case study site visits. In this preliminary report, we will focus on calculus instructors’ views on instructional technology.