Brian Cafarella

Breaking Barriers

Student Success in Community College Mathematics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The author presents these student's experiences prior to entering community college, what led to both success and failure in their math courses, and the common themes leading to success and failure.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781032007977
• ISBN-10: 1032007974
• Artikelnr.: 61287574

Autorenporträt

Brian Cafarella, Ph.D. is a mathematics professor at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. He has taught a variety of courses ranging from developmental math through pre-calculus. Brian is a past recipient of the Roueche Award for teaching excellence. He is also a past recipient of the Ohio Magazine Award for excellence in education. Brian has published in several peer-reviewed journals. His articles have focused on implementing best practices in developmental math and various math pathways for community college students. Additionally, Brian was the recipient of the Article of the Year Award for his article, "Acceleration and Compression in Developmental Mathematics: Faculty Viewpoints" in the Journal of Developmental Education.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Math is a Four-Letter Word 2. The Framework for Developmental and
Introductory College-Level Math 3.The Study, Settings, and Participants 4.
Prior Experiences in Math 5. Attempting Math and Community College 6
Navigating the First Developmental Math Course 7. Math Pathways and
Completing Developmental Math 8. The Bigtime! 9. I Need More Math...Now
What? 10.Lessons Learned in the Aftermath