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Relationship Between First-Generation College Students' Expectations For Experiences With Faculty Members And Students' Success After The First Year, Christina D. Nelson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As the landscape of higher education changes to allow increased access for first-generation college students (FGS), emerging research should take into account the unique nature of this at-risk population of students (Aspelmeier, Love, McGill, Elliott, & Pierce, 2012). These students tend to be less prepared for the rigors of college coursework (Horn & Bobbitt, 2000; Strayhorn, 2006; Thayer, 2000) and may lack appropriate expectations (Pascarella, Pierson, Wolniak, & Terenzini, 2004). In particular, FGS may struggle with understanding the importance of creating and maintaining relationships with faculty (Cotten & Wilson, 2006; Davis, 2010).

In order to discover any correlation between expectations …

Parts Of The Whole: Quantitative Literacy On A Desert Island, Dorothy Wallace

Numeracy

Some of the specific institutional problems faced by quantitative reasoning courses, programs and requirements arise from the fragile intellectual position of “quantitative reasoning” as an idea, or meme. The process of isolation and reintroduction explains both the proliferation of living species and the way in which some difficult ideas take their place in a culture. Using evolutionary explanations as metaphor and the Copernican revolution as an example of a difficult idea, we draw lessons that can be applied to the “quantitative reasoning” meme, including the function of the National Numeracy Network as an island of protected discourse favoring the growth …

Appropriations And Audits Meeting Minutes 04-08-2015, Senate Committee On Appropriations And Audits

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Appropriations And Audits Meeting Minutes 04-01-2015, Senate Committee On Appropriations And Audits

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Cpgp Sops 2014-2015, Abdool Aziz

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Title Viii (Finance Code) 2015.03.14, Abdool Aziz

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Notice Of Non-Compliance 55-027, Abdool Aziz, Jean Cocco

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Notice Of Non-Compliance 55-026, Jean Cocco, Abdool Aziz

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Asrc Standards, Abdool Aziz

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Appropriations And Audits Minutes 1-28-2015, Abdool Aziz

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Appropriations And Audits Minutes 2-04-2015, Abdool Aziz

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Sb [A] 55-042 Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 2-3-2015 Vote Record, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 1-13-2015 Vote Record, Abdool Aziz

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Title V (Judicial Branch) 2015.01.27, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 1-20-2015 Vote Record, Abdool Aziz

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Title Iii (Exec Branch) 2015.01.22, Abdool Aziz

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Sg Referendum 55-001 Our Shirt, Abdool Aziz

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Jb [R] 55-017 Congratulations To Jordan Zimmerman, Abdool Aziz

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Jb [R] 55-016 Support For Environmentally Friendly Regalia, Abdool Aziz

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Sb [S] 55-020 Funding Application Clarification Act, Abdool Aziz

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Sb [A] 55-037 Craft Club, Abdool Aziz

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Sb [A] 55-040 Global Public Health Brigade, Abdool Aziz

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Sb [A] 55-046 Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Abdool Aziz

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Parts Of The Whole: Moderating Competition In The World Of Ideas, Dorothy Wallace

Numeracy

In both biological and mathematical dynamical systems, competition may be moderated by the presence of a top predator of both competing species. Applying this principle in memetics sheds light on why some strategies are more likely than others to promote quantitative literacy in various kinds of institutions.

Faculty Viewpoints On Teaching Quantway®, Heather Howington, Thomas Hartfield, Cinnamon Hillyard

Numeracy

Quantway is a quantitative reasoning-based pathway for developmental math that has been developed as an alternative to the traditional remedial algebra sequence. To explore the experiences of faculty involved with Quantway, we interviewed eight individuals who have taught the course in the past year to survey their attitudes and opinions about students in their classes, the materials and pedagogies in use, and the collegial interaction of networked faculty. Faculty were selected with the intention of gathering a broad set of opinions resulting from differences of location, experience, and other factors. In this paper, we summarize those interviews by identifying common …

Improving University Students' Perception Of Mathematics And Mathematics Ability, Shelly L. Wismath, Alyson Worrall

Numeracy

Although mathematical and quantitative reasoning skills are an essential part of adult life in our society, many students arrive at post-secondary education without such skills. Taking a standard mathematics course such as calculus may do little to improve those skills. Using a modification of the Tapia & Marsh questionnaire, we surveyed 62 students taking a broad quantitative reasoning course designed to develop quantitative skills, with respect to two broad attitudinal areas: students’ perception of their own ability, confidence and anxiety, and their perception of the value of mathematics in their studies and their lives. Pre- to post-course comparisons were done …

Development Of The Quantitative Reasoning Items On The National Survey Of Student Engagement, Amber D. Dumford, Louis M. Rocconi

Numeracy

As society’s needs for quantitative skills become more prevalent, college graduates require quantitative skills regardless of their career choices. Therefore, it is important that institutions assess students’ engagement in quantitative activities during college. This study chronicles the process taken by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to develop items that measure students’ participation in quantitative reasoning (QR) activities. On the whole, findings across the quantitative and qualitative analyses suggest good overall properties for the developed QR items. The items show great promise to explore and evaluate the frequency with which college students participate in QR-related activities. Each year, hundreds …

Appropriations And Audits Meeting Minutes 01-07-2015, Senate Committee On Appropriations And Audits

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On The Tenure Trek To Equanimity: ¡Oh, Cúan Lejos Llegarás!, Vonzell Agosto

Vonzell Agosto

This self-reflective inquiry into the hyphens between work-life, life-work, and life-world describes how I am crystallizing a way of walking in the world that feels good to me ethically, spiritually, and emotionally. I characterize this initial leg of my academic journey as being on the tenure trek to equanimity. My developing ideas about equanimity are framed in part as a culturally diverse discourse of thriving in academia that highlights central concepts in my educational philosophy and research program: culture, justice, and curriculum.