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" The Effects of Gender and Ethnicity on Students' Perceptions of Small-Group Learning in Collegiate Mathematics Courses "
Layla L. Potts
Katus, Roxanne
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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804961
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TL49798
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2019144909; 10601427
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Soufi, Youcef
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The Effects of Gender and Ethnicity on Students' Perceptions of Small-Group Learning in Collegiate Mathematics Courses\ Layla L. PottsKatus, Roxanne
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Eastern Michigan University
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2017
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M.A.
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Mathematics
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2017
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80
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Committee members: Dove, Natalie; Islam, Khairul; Shapla, Tanweer
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-63751-9
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Qualitative studies of students' perceptions on small-group work are limited, and few offer insights on the perceptions of women and minority students, for whom quantitative research suggests that small-group work is most beneficial. The aim of this research project is to conduct a qualitative analysis on the perceptions of women and minority students on their small-group learning experiences in collegiate mathematics courses. We conducted a Likert-scale survey of 114 Eastern Michigan University undergraduate students who were enrolled in a cross section of mathematics courses. The data were analyzed using statistical measures such as the frequency and modes of each response, as well as by utilizing a chi-squared test in MATLAB to test for statistical signicance between the differences among students' responses with a 95% condence interval. The survey analysis examines the roles gender and ethnicity play in how students feel about their experiences in small-group learning environments, the factors that shape these perceptions, and the resulting impacts on their perceived ability to understand the material. While students' perceptions of small-group work in collegiate mathematics courses were generally positive among all groups of students surveyed, some differences were found in their perceptions of group work based on gender and ethnicity.
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Mathematics education; Ethnic studies; Gender studies; Higher education
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Social sciences;Education;Chi-squared test;Gender and ethnicity in small-group learning;Likert-scale analysis;Small-group learning in collegiate mathematics
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Katus, Roxanne
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MathematicsEastern Michigan University
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