PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2014
Denver, Colorado
Characteristics Of Successful Programs In College Calculus At Bachelor’s Granting Universities
Page: 880
The CSPCC (Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus) project is a large empirical study investigating mainstream Calculus 1 to identify the factors that contribute to success, to understand how these factors are leveraged within highly successful programs. Phase 1 of CSPCC entailed large-scale surveys of a stratified random sample of college Calculus 1 classes across the United States. From these surveys, successful institutions were selected as case studies. At each case study institution, Calculus I instructors, students and related administration were interviewed. In this report, we will present preliminary analysis on the five bachelor’s granting institutions selected. We will discuss common themes and factors that have emerged from the five institutions.