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Promoting Mathematical Communication And Community Via Blackboard, Kris H. Green, Erica L. Johnson
Promoting Mathematical Communication And Community Via Blackboard, Kris H. Green, Erica L. Johnson
Mathematical and Computing Sciences Faculty/Staff Publications
Major changes in mathematics pedagogy include writing as pedagogy and the role of community in learning. The classroom community is naturally extended by the use of online discussion boards. In this paper several models for student use of online discussion boards that have been successfully used to promote mathematical discourse are presented. Structured and unstructured examples that are easily adaptable and transportable to a variety of mathematics classroom settings are offered. These assignments facilitate student engagement and interaction outside of the classroom. Assessment, utility, and transferability are offered. Although the authors use the discussion boards provided by Blackboard, this particular …
A New Framework For Grading, Kris H. Green, W. Allen Emerson
A New Framework For Grading, Kris H. Green, W. Allen Emerson
Mathematical and Computing Sciences Faculty/Staff Publications
Grading is one of the least liked, least understood and least considered aspects of teaching. After years of work, we have developed a grading system that is quite different from traditional and reformed approaches to grading and which meaningfully incorporates and integrates the collection of evidence, the evaluation of evidence, and the reporting of judgments about that evidence. This system satisfies the requirements of good grading system and answers many of the problems faced by more traditional methods by substantially changing the way in which grade information is aggregated, resulting in a final course grade that aligns qualitative evaluation with …