开发一个为期一周的数学干预入门化学研究生学生
Rachel Clune1,2, Avishek Das1,2, Dipti Jasrasaria2
1Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.
Journal of chemical education
|September 18, 2023
概括
一个由学生领导的数学训练营通过积极学习增强了新来的博士生对基本数学技能的信心. 该计划还减少了与性别和先前的数学背景相关的信任差距.
科学领域:
- 化学教育 化学教育
- 研究生科学教育教育研究生.
背景情况:
- 进入的研究生往往需要提高数学能力来完成高级课程.
- 需要有针对性的支持,以在新博士生中建立信心和社区.
研究的目的:
- 设计和实施一个数学训练营的入门物理化学博士生.
- 为了培养社区,提高数学自信,并提供资源.
- 开发和分享一个公开可用的数学课程.
主要方法:
- 在第一学期之前进行了为期5天的积极学习训练营.
- 学生们在小组中处理本科水平的数学问题.
- 调查评估了对数学解决问题的信心和社会方面的信心.
主要成果:
- 学生对关键数学领域和社会学习的信心在训练营后增加.
- 定性和定量数据显示,基于性别和背景的信任不平等性减少了.
- 训练营的课程涵盖了微积分,线性代数,微分方程,统计学和Python编码.
结论:
- 由学生领导的训练营有效地提高了数学自信和社区建设.
- 该计划成功地缓解了学生之间先前存在的信心差异.
- 开发的课程可以作为类似举措的宝贵资源.
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