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Title: Understanding the Developmental Mathematics Research Landscape: A Critical Look at Intended Audience and Outcomes.
Although a wide variety of reports on developmental math exist, to date there has not been a large-scale examination of existing work from a math education point of view. Towards this goal, we analyzed 426 reports and peer-reviewed journal articles relating to developmental math published between 2000 and 2020. In report, we quantify the publishers and intended audience, examine the types of outcomes reported on and, where possible, examine the type of developmental math model discussed. We find that over the last decade, less than 20% of reports on developmental math have been aimed at math education audiences. While math education publications more frequently examine math knowledge and student experiences, the overall number of reports, compared to those examining pass rates, is relatively small.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1760491
PAR ID:
10378560
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Karunakaran, S. S.; & Higgins, A.
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings for the 24th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1073-1078
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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