Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 1 NSF-USF-STEP TEAM Dr. Kandethody Ramachandran Dr. Catherine Bénéteau Dr. Scott Campbell Dr. Gordon Fox Dr. Arcadii Grinshpan Dr. Marcus McWaters Dr. Jennifer Lewis
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Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012
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NSF-USF-STEP
TEAM
Dr. Kandethody Ramachandran Dr. Catherine BénéteauDr. Scott CampbellDr. Gordon FoxDr. Arcadii GrinshpanDr. Marcus McWatersDr. Jennifer Lewis
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Peer LeadingIn peer leader program, selected students provide structured tutoring and serve as role models for other studentsstarting from 0 sections in Fall of 2008 it
reached to a total of more than 85 sections. developed a curriculum for Engineering and
Life Science Calculus 1
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Data results
Increased pass rates by more than 10%
12% decrease of withdrawal rates
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Effects
Got permanent funding from the USF for
22 Undergraduate Peer Leaders
4 graduate TAs every semester for Mathematics.
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STEM MartSTEM Mart is a one stop tutoring center for lower level STEM coursesOpened extended hours (M-Th., 10am-9pm,
F., 10am -4pm, and Sun., 1pm-5pm) in tutoring lab, STEM Mart.
About 40 undergraduate students serve as tutors for elementary level STEM courses
Starting Fall 08, a total of more than 3500 different students logging in more than 15,000 student visits were recorded.
Popular destination for calculus and physics students
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Data results
Increased passing rates by more than 20% in Calculus for students
Of the students visited 5 or more times, 82% got C or better
Tutoring in various basic subjects is now permanent part of student success at USF.
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Conclusion
Implementation of this multipronged approach that combines student projects, peer guided process learning and centralized tutoring support has shown significant results that will lead us to our ultimate goal of increased graduation rate.
The project methods are relatively easily transportable to other institutions.
Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012