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Title: Investigating Student Learning and Sense-Making from Instructional Calculus Videos
Growing interest in “flipped” classrooms has made video lessons an increasingly prominent component of post-secondary mathematics curricula. This format, where students watch videos outside of class, can be leveraged to create a more active learning environment during class. Thus, for very challenging but essential classes in STEM, like calculus, the use of video lessons can have a positive impact on student success. However, relatively little is known about how students watch and learn from calculus instructional videos. This research generates knowledge about how students engage with, make sense of, and learn from calculus instructional videos.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1712312
PAR ID:
10095702
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1670-1671
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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