PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A comparative study of Calculus I at a large research university
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In this report, we describe the results of analyzing data collected from 502 Calculus I students at a large research university in the U.S. Students were enrolled in one of five different versions of Calculus I offered at the university. We are interested in (i) whether the different characteristics of each version of the course affect students’ attitudes toward mathematics and (ii) how each course might affect students’ intentions of pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees. We examine data related to these two issues gathered from students via surveys during one semester in Calculus I.