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Math Ed Seminar Series @ Brock
Season 2017- 2018
‘Coding’ and mathematics: the students’ learning experience
Dr. Chantal Buteau & Dr. Eric Muller Department of Mathematics and Statistics (Brock University)
Dr. Joyce Mgombelo Faculty of Education (Brock University)
15 January @ 10:00 in TA403
Abstract: Since 2001 mathematics majors and future mathematics teachers at Brock University learn to design, program (‘code’), and use interactive computer environment for the investigation of a mathematics concept, conjecture, theorem, or application through a sequence of three courses, called Mathematics Integrated with Computers and Applications (MICA). In this presentation, we discuss our study focused on students’ learning experience in these computational thinking courses. Using a case study design, we analyzed the work (14 projects) of an undergraduate mathematics student throughout her three MICA courses. Results suggest that the student experienced deep understanding of the mathematics involved, and that she appropriated programming as a tool for engagement in mathematics.
This work is one of our studies grounding our ongoing five-year long SSHRC-funded research.
For information, contact: Chantal Buteau: [email protected] or Joyce Mgombelo: [email protected]
