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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

Legislative Branch Publications

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Legal Opinion 022-55 (C)- Clarification Of Hiring Procedure For Standing Positions During Transition Period, Abdool Aziz, Jean Cocco

Legislative Branch Publications

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Test, Jean Cocco

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Training Schedule March 2015, Abdool Aziz

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Legal Opinion 023-55(S)- Clarification Of Supreme Court Rules Of Procedure, Abdool Aziz, Jean Cocco

Legislative Branch Publications

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Title Viii (Finance Code) 2014.11.25, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

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Senate 11-18-2014 Agenda, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

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Senate 11-18-2014 Vote Record, Abdool Aziz

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Jb [R] 55-015 Les And Pam Muma Commemoration, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 11-4-2014 Agenda, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 11-4-2014 Vote Record, Abdool Aziz

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Self-Perceived Competence Of New Student Affairs Professionals, Jennifer Smith Schneider

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to determine the extent to which new student affairs professionals feel competent for the work and to identify the experiences that foster such competence in them. The study also revealed discrepancies in the perceived levels and sources of competence between professionals who have completed either one or three years of full-time employment in student affairs. While some quantitative studies have addressed competence in student affairs professionals, the literature lacks in-depth information regarding the acquisition of competence of new professionals. This basic qualitative study offers rich information about competence development from the professionals themselves.

Participants graduated from …

Senate Rules Of Procedure (Updated 10-29-2014), Abdool Aziz

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Senate 10-28-2014 Vote Count, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 10-28-2014 Agenda, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

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Title Iv (Legislative Branch) 2014.10.27, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

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Appropriations And Audits Meeting Minutes 10-23-2014, Senate Committee On Appropriations And Audits

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Senate 10-21-2014 Vote Record, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 10-21-2014 Agenda, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

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Sb [P] 55-003 Detailing The Voc Procedure, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 10-14-2014 Agenda, Abdool Aziz

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Senate 10-14-2014 Vote Record, Abdool Aziz

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Appropriations And Audits Meeting Minutes 10-09-2014, Senate Committee On Appropriations And Audits

Legislative Branch Publications

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Senate Transcriber Hiring Memo Yzel Borja, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

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Judiciary And Ethics Sops 2014-2015, Abdool Aziz

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Rules Sops 2014-2015, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

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Sb [S] 55-018 Funding Clarification Act, Abdool Aziz

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