Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus - Publications & Reports

Publications

• Bressoud, D., V. Mesa, C. Rasmussen. 2015. Insights and Recommendations from the MAA National Study of College Calculus. MAA Press.

Journal Articles

• Bressoud, D. 2015. Insights from the MAA National Study of College Calculus. Mathematics Teacher. 109 (3), 179–185.
• Bressoud, D., M. Carlson, V. Mesa, C. Rasmussen. 2013. The Calculus Student: Insights from the MAA National Study. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 44:5, 685–698.
• Bressoud, D., & Rasmussen, C. (2015). Seven characteristics of successful calculus programs. Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 62(2), 144-146.
• Burn, H.E. and Mesa, V. 2017. Not your grandma's lecture: Interactive lecture in Calculus I in the CSPCC two-year cases. MathAMATYC Educator. Vol 8, No. 3, 24–29.
• Burn, H. E., Mesa, V., & White, N. (2015). Calculus I in Community Colleges: Findings from the National CSPCC Study. MathAMATYC Educator, 6(3), 34-39.
• Ellis, J., Hanson, K., Nuñez, G., & Rasmussen, C. (accepted). Beyond Plug and Chug: An Analysis of Calculus I Homework. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.
• Ellis, J., Kelton, M., & Rasmussen, C. (2014). Student perceptions of pedagogy and associated persistence in calculus. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education 46(4), 661-673.. DOI: 10.1007/s11858-014-0577​
• Keller, R.E., Johnson, E., and DeShong, S. 2017. A Structural equation model looking at student’s participatory behavior and their success in Calculus I. International Journal of STEM Education. 4:24. DOI: 10.1186/s40594-017-0093-0
• Sonnert, G., Sadler, P., Sadler, S., Bressoud, D. (2014). The Impact of Instructor Pedagogy on College Calculus Students’ Attitude Toward Mathematics. International Journal of Mathematics Education for Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1080/0020739X.2014.979898
• White, N., & Mesa, V. (2014). Describing cognitive orientation of Calculus I tasks across different types of coursework. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education. DOI: 10.1007/s11858-014-0588-9

Refereed Conference Proceedings

• Apkarian, N. (2015). Social networks among communities of undergraduate mathematics instructors at PhD granting institutions. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. 1-5). Pittsburg, PA.
• Bressoud, D., M. Carlson, J.M. Pearson, C. Rasmussen. 2012. Preliminary Results of the Study of Characteristics of Successful Program in College Calculus. 12th International Congress on Mathematics Education. Seoul, Korea, July 8-15, 2012.
• Ellis, J. (2014). Preparing Future Professors: Highlighting The Importance Of Graduate Student Professional Development Programs In Calculus Instruction. Proceedings of the 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 3 (pp. 9-16). Vancouver, British Columbia: PME.
• Ellis, J. (2014). Graduate students Teaching Assistants’ (GTAs’) beliefs, instructional practices, and student success. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, (pp. 609-616). Denver, CO.
• Johnson, E., Ellis, J., & Rasmussen, C. (2014). How to make time: the relationships between concerns about coverage, material covered, instructional practices, and student success in college calculus. In (Eds.) T. Fukawa-Connelly, G. Karakok, K. Keene, and M. Zandieh, Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. 722-729). Denver, Colorado.
• Johnson, E., Ellis, J., & Rasmussen, C. (2014). It’s About Time: How Instructors And Students Experience Time Constraints In Calculus I. Proceedings of the 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 6 (pp. 119-120). Vancouver, British Columbia: PME.
• Rasmussen, C., Ellis, J., & Zazkis, D. (2014). Lessons Learned from Case Studies of Successful Calculus Programs at Five Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, (pp. 999-1005). Denver, CO.
• Rasmussen, C., Ellis, J., Zazkis, D., & Bressoud, D. (2014). Features of successful calculus programs at five doctoral degree granting institutions. In Oesterle, S., Liljedahl, P., Nicol, C., & Allan, D. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 38th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education and the 36th Conference of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education Vol. 5 (pp. 33-40). Vancouver, Canada: PME.
• Rasmussen, C., & Ellis, J. (2013). Who is switching out of calculus and why? In Lindmeier, A. M. & Heinze, A. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 4 (pp. 73-80). Kiel, Germany: PME.
• Uysal, F., Ellis, J., & Rasmussen, C. (2013). What do college calculus students believe about mathematics? Proceedings of the 37rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Kiel, Germany.

Additional information about and gathered from the study can be found at:

• Bressoud, D. 2011. The Calculus I Student. Launchings. May, 2011.
• Bressoud, D. 2011. The Calculus I Instructor. Launchings. June, 2011.
• Bressoud, D. 2012. MAA Calculus Study: Intended Careers. Launchings. October, 2012.
• Bressoud, D. 2012. MAA Calculus Study: The Instructors. Launchings. November, 2012.
• Bressoud, D. 2013. MAA Calculus Study: Good Teaching. Launchings. March, 2013.
• Bressoud, D. 2013. MAA Calculus Study: Progressive Teaching. Launchings. April, 2013
• Bressoud, D. 2013. MAA Calculus Study: Graphing Calculators and CAS. Launchings. May, 2013
• Bressoud, D. 2013. MAA Calculus Study: Effects of Calculus in High School. Launchings. August, 2013
• Bressoud, D. 2013. MAA Calculus Study: Persistence through Calculus. Launchings. December, 2013
• Bressoud, D. 2014. MAA Calculus Study: Seven Characteristics of Successful Calculus Programs. Launchings. January, 2014
• Bressoud, D., Burn, H., Hsu, E., Mesa, W., Rasmussen, C., White, Nina. 2014. Successful Calculus Programs: Two-Year Colleges to Research Universities. Presentations made at NCTM Research Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 8, 2014.
• Introduction, David Bressoud
• Findings from the Two-Year Colleges, Vilma Mesa, Nina White, Helen Burn
• Masters Institutions, Eric Hsu
• Lessons Learned from Selected Research Universities, Chris Rasmussen
• Ellis, Jess; Glover, Erin; Melhuish, Kate; White, Nina. 2014. Lessons from Successful Calculus Programs.
• Introduction and PhD-granting universities
• MA-granting universities
• BA-granting colleges
• AS-granting two-year colleges
• Summary

Also, see pdf files of talks on Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus : Preliminary Findings at www.macalester.edu/~bressoud/talks.

Technical Reports

• Selection of Case Study Sites
• White, N., & Mesa, V. (2012). Observation protocol for CSPCC (Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus). University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.
• Summary Data
  • Calculus Coordinators' Survey 
  • Students' Pre-Course Survey 
  • Students' Post-Course Survey (Two weeks before end of term)
  • Students' Post-Course Survey (End of term)
  • Instructors' Pre-Course Survey
  • Instructors Post-Course Survey

• Program Description
• Data for Researchers

For more information, please contact MAA Programs or David Bressoud, Project Director.