PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2015
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The structure, content, and feedback of calculus I homework at doctoral degree granting institutions and the role of homework in students’ mathematical success
Page: 477
In this study we investigate the relationship between the nature of Calculus I homework and student success. We examine these connections at five PhD granting institutions that were identified in a large US national study as having relatively successful Calculus I programs (compared to similar institutions) and we draw on both qualitative and quantitative from this study. Mixed method analyses point to a clear relationship between homework systems with varied structure, high feedback, and varied content emphases at more successful Calculus I programs where students persist onto Calculus II at higher rates and where students maintain more positive dispositions towards mathematics.