Using Performance Tasks to Improve Quantitative Reasoning in an Introductory Mathematics Course

A full-cycle assessment of our efforts to improve quantitative reasoning in an introductory math course is described. Our initial iteration substituted more open-ended performance tasks for the active learning projects than had been used. Using a quasi-experimental design, we compared multiple secti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gerald Kruse, David Drews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georgia Southern University 2013-07-01
Series:International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol7/iss2/19