Introduction to the Special Issue: Using Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics for Liberal Arts Courses.

Authors :: Hotchkiss, Philip K.
Ecke, Volker
Fleron, Julian F.
von Renesse, Christine
Source :: Primus: Problems, Resources & Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies. 2015, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p193-197. 5p.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Mathematics for liberal arts courses are a staple of most mathematics departments and are often populated with students who have disengaged from mathematics. Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered pedagogical tool for re-engaging students in mathematics. In this paper, we introduce a Special Issue ofPRIMUSon “Using Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics for Liberal Arts Courses.” [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Subjects :: *MATHEMATICS education
*HUMANISTIC education
*INQUIRY-based learning
*COLLEGE teachers
*TEACHING
*LEARNING

Language :: English
ISSN :: 10511970
Volume :: 25
Issue :: 3
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Primus: Problems, Resources & Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 101362925
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2014.971476

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