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How not to report Pearson's r: a cautionary tale in mathematical cognition

Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: January 27, 2010

Mark Ashcraft is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He specializes in mathematical cognition. In his own words, he: investigates issues in mathematical cognition, asking questions such as “What do people know about numbers, arithmetic, and math?” and “How do we learn math?” In 2007 Mark Ashcraft published a paper […]

No tests, quizzes, exams and no homework

Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: January 25, 2010

Yes, that’s right: this semester all 3 mathematics courses I am teaching are devoid of tests, quizzes, examinations and homework. The courses are: Ordinary differential equations (37 students) Mathematical statistics (12 students) Mathematical modeling of cellular networks (22 students) The differential equations class consists entirely of undergraduate engineering students.  This class is structured into two […]