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PATHWAYS Undergraduate Research

Preparing Aspiring Teachers to Hypothesize Ways to Assist Young Students

A Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)

REU Site Abstract

PATHWAYS has two primary objectives: (1) To develop mathematics teachers who approach classrooms with a researcher’s mindset, making instructional decisions based on empirical data; (2) To engage aspiring mathematics teachers in systematic formal mathematics education research, thereby providing foundations for participation in mathematics education graduate programs. Undergraduate research projects that involve designing and testing instructional sessions for K-12 students are the means through which the objectives are attained. Each summer, eight undergraduates from Salisbury University (SU), University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Wor-Wic Community College work in pairs under the guidance of SU faculty mentors. Each pair meets with a group of four K-12 students once per week to give summer mathematics instructional sessions. SU faculty mentors help undergraduates analyze the instructional effectiveness of each session. Each week’s analysis sets the mathematical learning goals and instructional methods for the next week. Undergraduates submit weekly reports describing K-12 students’ learning and a cumulative report describing the trajectory of K-12 students’ learning under the instructional interventions they designed. The cumulative reports help test, extend, and refine current mathematics education research on learning trajectories.

Undergraduate Research Cohorts

Summer 2014

Summer 2015

Application Procedure

Summer 2016 application form will be available on this site in January 2016

Contact Us

Dr. Randall Groth, Department of Education Specialties (regroth@salisbury.edu)

Dr. Jennifer Bergner, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (jabergner@salisbury.edu) 

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