CAN GOOD QUESTIONS AND PEER DISCUSSION IMPROVE CALCULUS INSTRUCTION?

Abstract

Preliminary report of the results of a project ^{1 1} Support for the Good Questions project was provided by the National Science Foundation's Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program under grant DUE-0231154. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation. View all notes to introduce peer instruction into a multi-section first semester calculus course taught largely by novice instructors. This paper summarizes the instructional approaches instructors chose to use, and the subsequent results of student performance on common exams throughout the course of the term.