TY - CHAP
T1 - The Mathematics of Symmetry and Attitudes towards Mathematics
AU - Mellor, Blake
N1 - Mellor, Blake. “The Mathematics of Symmetry and Attitudes towards Mathematics.” Doing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics. Ed. C. Bennett and J. Dewar, Washington, District of Columbia: The Mathematical Association of America, 2015, pp. 157-169
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this chapter Blake Mellor describes a study of student learning in a mathematics for liberal arts course offered as an alternative to the typical quantitative skills course. His approach to getting baseline data for his study was to teach the traditional quantitative skills course first. As a result of pursuing a SoTL investigation over several semesters, he encountered a number of issues with the use of surveys. Awareness of the lessons learned by Mellor will be useful to those beginning in SoTL. The author presents a different perspective on the personal and professional impact of SoTL. For him, SoTL will not be a path to publication, but will serve as a form of professional development that enables him to revise and improve his courses.
AB - In this chapter Blake Mellor describes a study of student learning in a mathematics for liberal arts course offered as an alternative to the typical quantitative skills course. His approach to getting baseline data for his study was to teach the traditional quantitative skills course first. As a result of pursuing a SoTL investigation over several semesters, he encountered a number of issues with the use of surveys. Awareness of the lessons learned by Mellor will be useful to those beginning in SoTL. The author presents a different perspective on the personal and professional impact of SoTL. For him, SoTL will not be a path to publication, but will serve as a form of professional development that enables him to revise and improve his courses.
UR - https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/math_fac/37
M3 - Chapter
SP - 157
EP - 169
BT - The Mathematics of Symmetry and Attitudes towards Mathematics
PB - Mathematical Association of America
ER -