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On a class of noncommutative Jordan algebras. [PDF]
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ABSTRACT The examination of policy evolution has important practical implications, but current literature often only evaluates changing policy goals and instruments at the macro‐level, overlooking changes that occur at the more granular, micro‐level of policy text.
Graham Ambrose +1 more
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Rethinking Local Choice: Experimental Evidence on Taxpayer Sentiment and Public School Funding
ABSTRACT Taxpayers often have conflicting views on what constitutes fair taxation and how tax revenues should be allocated. We work with Vermont legislators on the policy concern of sentiment in a property tax setting, given the Vermont Supreme Court ruling around the principle of educational equality.
Edward N. Gamble +2 more
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ABSTRACT This article contributes to the history of material culture and intellectual biography by definitively identifying the Paduan scholar Matteo Macigni (ca. 1510–1582) as the author of the annotations found in a 1535 copy of Albrecht Dürer’s Institutionum geometricarum currently preserved in Vicenza.
Laura Moretti
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ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of problem‐posing on the mathematical proficiency and engagement of 56 Developmental Mathematics (DM) students enrolled in a noncredit college mathematics course. Using a quasi‐experimental design, one of two existing classes was selected as the experimental group and received a 5‐week intervention focused on
John Sevier +2 more
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Follow Me Into Math: Near‐Peer Influencers Take the Stage
ABSTRACT Young people like to be entertained, and to entertain others. What if students were to invest enough of their time and effort into learning topics from our mathematics courses to become experts in the eyes of their peers? In this study we positioned college students and high school students as mathematical performers on the stage in front of ...
Aaron T. Wilson +3 more
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Secondary School Mathematics Teachers' Accuracy at Predicting Student Errors
ABSTRACT We studied changes over time in secondary school mathematics teachers' accuracy in predicting students' errors. In a total of 37 sessions, seven teachers were asked to predict the percentage of students choosing each option in five multiple‐choice diagnostic questions taken from the free website https://diagnosticquestions.com/.
Aidan Stannard, Colin Foster
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Teacher Perspectives of Student Engagement in Data Practice Instruction: Two Classroom Conditions
ABSTRACT This study examines high school science teachers' perceptions of student engagement in data practices across two instructional contexts: a scaffolded, student‐centered environment using the Science Practices Innovation Notebook (SPIN) and a business‐as‐usual (BAU) teacher‐led investigation.
Erin Peters‐Burton +4 more
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ABSTRACT Despite extensive discourse in educational research and practice, inconsistencies persist in students' perception of, and engagement with, STEM subjects. This study investigates how secondary school students perceive STEM disciplines, and which factors modulate their self‐efficacy and academic intentions. The survey (n = 853) revealed a widely
Alessandro Siani, Claudiu Dacin
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Active Learning in Precalculus: The Impact of Redesigning a Large Enrollment Course
ABSTRACT This paper describes an active learning instructional approach that was designed based on the principles outlined in the 2018 Mathematical Association of America Instructional Practices Guide and was implemented in a large enrollment Precalculus course at a large urban institution with a high percentage of students from underrepresented ...
Aimee J. Ellington
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