PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Using reading journals in calculus
Page: 666
We study the effects of using reading journals in a first semester calculus class. Students were given instructions on how to read the textbook before class, including keeping a reading journal. The student quiz scores were compared on weeks that journals were due and on weeks they were not due. We found inconclusive results, including some evidence suggesting that students score higher on quizzes when they are required to submit reading journals. Many students also indicated on surveys that the journals were beneficial to their learning and to their completion of pre-class reading assignments, although some felt otherwise.