Blending Team-Based learning with Standards-Based Grading in a Calculus Classroom
Ford J.
2018
Mathematics Teaching-Research Journal
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We present here a Teaching Practice paper explaining how to prepare a course structure that implements both Team-Based Learning and Standards-Based Grading. The main goals of this course design were to increase student engagement, decrease mathematical anxiety, and more adequately prepare students for future courses. Team-based Learning allowed us to remove the majority of lecture from the classroom, leaving time for exploratory activities. Standards-Based Grading allowed for reduced subjectivity in grading, while ensuring students were accountable for their own success and more well-prepared for future courses. These teaching methods were combined in a first-semester calculus course, for two sections of 30 students, at a small mid-western liberal arts college. The method is covered in detail, including samples of how the student’s readiness and mastery were assessed. Students reported feeling more engaged in the classroom, more accountable for their own success, and more likely to prefer future courses where this method would be employed. Reports from faculty teaching courses in subsequent semesters indicated students who had been involved in these courses were better prepared than their counterparts. © 2018 City University of New York. All rights reserved.
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