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Title: A MATHEMATICS MENTORING PROGRAM: POST-PANDEMIC
The purpose of this report is to share the supports created as part of a mathematics mentoring program in a mid-sized western university. The research is longitudinal, and the current paper will share results from the fourth (of six) years of a project. I use a mixed method approach to examining the efficacy of the mentoring program, and the results indicate that the program may have helped students through the pandemic and to shift back afterwards.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1742236
PAR ID:
10488681
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Editor(s):
Lamberg, Teruni; Moss, Diana.
Publisher / Repository:
Psychology of Mathematics Education - North America (PME-NA)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the 2023 Psychology of Mathematics Education - North America (PME-NA) Conference
Edition / Version:
1
Volume:
1
ISBN:
978-1-7348057-2-7
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1046-1050
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Instructional Leadership Undergraduate Education, Equity and Justice
Format(s):
Medium: X Size: 160K Other: pdf
Size(s):
160K
Location:
Reno, NV
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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