Browsing by Author "Oehrtman, Michael"
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Case studies of instructional practices in proof-based mathematics lectures
Mills, Melissa Ann (2013-07)This multi-case study investigates the teaching practices of four instructors who were teaching undergraduate level proof-based mathematics courses using lecture methods. Both interview data with the instructors and several ... -
Development of the metacognition for teaching inventory and exploration of P-12 teachers’ metacognition for teaching
Weaver, John Matthew (2022-12)Twenty-first-century teachers enter the classroom amid ever-growing demands and increasingly complex learning environments. Because of this, it is critical that teachers develop the knowledge and skills needed to be effective ... -
Exploring undergraduate students' multiplicative concept stages, optimization problem solutions, and mathematics identity
Davenport, Jianna (2022-07)Undergraduate students’ choices and success in their career and life is influenced by their mathematics achievement and perception of themselves in life. Conceptual understanding of topics in undergraduate mathematics such ... -
Investigation into the development of a quantitatively based summation conception of the definite integral
Simmons, Courtney R. (2021-07)Research has shown the majority of students who have completed a university calculus course reason about the definite integral primarily in terms of prototypical imagery or in purely algorithmic and non-quantitative ways. ... -
Investigation of students' reasoning with examples and non-examples of function in abstract algebra
Uscanga Lomeli, Rosaura (2021-07)The focus of this dissertation is on students' thinking regarding the function concept in the context of abstract algebra, focusing on the properties of well- and everywhere-definedness. This dissertation follows a three-paper ... -
Investigation of the identity trajectories of mathematics instructors participating in an inquiry-oriented professional development initiative
Ireland, Josiah (2022-07)The enactment of a large-scale, long-term professional development initiative designed to enhance participants’ knowledge base by influencing their identity trajectories as mathematics instructors is complex. Effectively ... -
Students' beliefs about the nature of mathematics in the context of online homework
Willhoite, Olivia (2020-07)It has been reported in the mathematics education literature that many students hold unproductive beliefs about the nature of mathematics, which in turn can negatively affect their mathematics achievement. We do not know, ...