dissertation

Updates

Fri Sep 08, 2023

Set up Research Rabbit and decided on moving forward with transitioning to Overleaf with Zotero for LaTeX & bibliography processing of documents. Obtained the latest versions of the TC Ed.D. Requirements Manual (10/2022) and Manual of Style (10/2022). Need to locate the notes from the last meeting with Dr. O and F^ on my to-do items with the Office of Doctoral Studies.

Read Ch 1 of Strogatz’s Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

Tue Aug 22, 2023

Read through Shepherd, M. D., & van de Sande, C. (2014). Reading mathematics for understanding—From novice to expert. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 35, 74–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2014.06.003

Example of research done comparing novice, intermediate, and expert level learners in mathematics. Focuses more on the expertise approach to reading mathematical text. What I need is research into recognizing the approach to problem solving based upon the “shape” of the presented mathematical material. How can/do experts internalize the relationship between the presented form and class of approaches to problem solving?

Thu Jul 18, 2023

A revised review of the literature is warranted.