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Problem Solving for Teachers – Action Research in a Cross-Listed Undergraduate and Graduate Course

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This article describes a course-based research experience in a cross-listed mathematical problem solving course for middle school pre-service and in-service teachers. The course was conducted entirely online due to statewide and university restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. This study examines 4 undergraduate and 5 graduate students’ understanding of mathematical modeling. Undergraduate and graduate students were paired in groups to develop open-ended model-eliciting activities for their classmates to solve, and groups conducted educational action research to analyze their classmates’ work on the activities. We present one group’s activities and their results as an example of how action research can be conducted in a virtual teaching environment.

Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast

DOI: 10.54870/1551-3440.1581

Author: Diana Cheng

Institution: Towson University

Language: English

Topic: Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Towson University