Developing Independence in a Capstone Course: helping Students Ask and Answer Their Own Questions

• Autores: Kristin A. Camenga
• Localización: Primus: problems, resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies, ISSN 1051-1970, Vol. 23, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 304-314
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2013.764363
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• Resumen

  • We discuss a mathematics capstone course designed to help students grow in mathematical independence. We describe how the course is structured to support this goal and the major assignments: a course wiki, a group expository project, and an individual problem to solve and extend. Students learn to ask and answer their own questions, helping them to seek out and generate mathematical knowledge more independently.