Session: Measuring Mathematical Knowledge and Instruction: A Sampling of Assessment Frameworks, Tools, Methods, and Results (2015 SACNAS National Conference)

Thursday, October 29, 2015: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM

Chesapeake 2 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)

Chair:

Guadalupe Lozano, PhD, Director of Development and Evaluation, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Arizona

Description: The problem of assessing mathematical knowledge meaningfully and reliably has attracted attention since standardized tests became widespread performance measures. Today, scholars also measure the impact of instruction in acquiring discipline-specific STEM knowledge. Our group will share work in assessing knowledge and instructional-practices focusing on calculus, and mathematical knowledge for teaching.

Sponsored by: MAA-Mathematical Association of America: The MAA has offered speaker Air & Lodging funding *provided* SACNAS waives the speakers registration fee as was done last year for MAA sponsored sessions.

10:15 AM

Measuring Pre-Service Teacher Learning When Mathematics Is Learned through Technology, Collaboration and Inquiry
Alfinio Flores, PhD , Professor of Mathematics Education , University of Delaware

10:35 AM

Item-Bias As a Proxy for the Impact of Instruction on Learning: Student Performance on Concept Inventories and the Teaching of Calculus
Guadalupe Lozano, PhD , Director of Development and Evaluation, School of Mathematical Sciences , University of Arizona

10:55 AM

Calculus I Teaching: What Can We Learn from Snapshots of Lessons Taken at 18 Successful Institutions?
Vilma Mesa, PhD , ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR , University of Michigan

11:15 AM

Evaluating Undergraduates' Understanding--in the Classroom, on Homework and Exams, and As a Program Focus at a Large University
Karen Rhea, MS , Collegiate Lecturer Emerita , University of Michigan

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