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A Case Study in the History of Calculus Reform
Andrew Balas, Marc Goulet, Alex Smith
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Broad Classification of Undergraduate Institutions
LargePh.D Granting
Regional Draw,Primarily
Undergraduate
National Draw,Small
Liberal ArtsLarge Lectures,
T.A.’s for discussion sections
Classes of about 30Faculty do all the
teachingSmall Classes
Research Critical for tenure
Teaching Critical for tenure
Large FacultyDepartment of about 35 Faculty
Small Department
Characteristics of UW-Eau Claire
• About 10,000 students, mostly regional• About six sections of calculus with 30
students per section• The Calculus Students::
Math Education & Liberal Arts• Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math,
Geology…no Engineering
• Faculty size of about 35…Consensus?
What Influences Institutionalization of Reform?• Department size…is it possible to reach a
consensus?
• Teaching or Classroom Environment– Often times this is something faculty have very
little control over! – “We got renovated.”
M. Prosser and K. Trigwell [1997]
Perceptions of the teaching environment and its relationship to approaches to teaching.
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 67, 25-35
A Combined Mathematics Laboratory and Classroom
Environment
Marc Goulet, Michael Penkava, Alex Smith
National Science Foundation
Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Grants