PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Student interest in Calculus I
Page: 1439
This reports on a secondary analysis of data collected by the Mathematical Association of America’s Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus (2015). Survey data were collected from more than 700 instructors, and roughly 14,000 students making these data ideal for multiple level analysis techniques (Raudenbush & Bryk, 2002). Here, these data are used to analyze students’ interest in Calculus I. Results suggest that students with higher frequencies of presenting to their classmates, collaborating with peers, working individually, explaining their work, and taking Calculus I with an experienced instructor tend to be more interested in class.