Supplemental Instruction Animations to Teach Introductory College Mathematics for Student-Athletes

Learning Automation to Teach Mathematics

One of the recurrent controversies at our Engineering Faculty concerns the orientation of first year basic courses, particularly the subject area of mathematics, considering its role as an essential tool in technological disciplines. In order to provide the basic courses with technological applications, a mathematical engineering seminar was held at the Engineering Faculty of Barcelona. Session...

Student Performance and Attitudes Using Personalized Mathematics Instruction

This study investigated the effects of personalized instruction on the achievement and attitudes of Taiwanese students on two-step mathematics word problems. A total of 136 fourth-graders in a Taiwanese public school participated in the study. Subjects initially completed a Student Survey on which they chose their favorite foods, sports, stores, classmates, and other selections. The most popula...

Using Laboratory Experiments to Teach Introductory Economics

Effectiveness of Student Feedback in Modifying College Instruction

An experimental study was conducted at five colleges to investigate the extent to which college teachers modify their instructional practices after receiving student feedback. Variables included teaching experience, sex, and self-ratings of the instructor, as well as course subject area. On the basis of equilibrium theory, a major hypothesis of this study was that student ratings would produce ...

A national study on gambling among US college student-athletes.

OBJECTIVE The authors examined the national prevalence of gambling problems and sports wagering among US college student-athletes. PARTICIPANTS A national sample of 20,739 student-athletes participated in the study. METHODS The authors used data from the first national survey of gambling among college athletes, conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. RESULTS Men (62.4%)...