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Tracking Proof Skills Through the Curriculum |
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Title |
Description |
People involved |
Scheduled dates for work |
Status (2013.01.08) |
Documents |
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Proof.1 |
Develop a concept test to assess proof skills appropriate for 300 and 400-level courses. |
SM, BM |
Summer and Winter Terms 2012 |
A first draft of the test with open-ended questions has been developed. We are currently soliciting faculty input to shorten and improve this draft. |
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Proof.2 |
Administer the basic proof diagnostic developed for MATH 220 in MATH 320 and analyze the results to assess (a) retention of skills and (b) compare incoming skills of Math 220 students vs. non-Math 220 students (honours stream). |
SM |
Sept 2012 |
The test was administered and analysis complete. (a) Retention of skills from Math 220 to Math 320 was excellent. (b) students who took Math 220 performed better on the diagnostic than those who did not. |