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Tiêu đề

Social Choice in a Liberal Arts Mathematics Course

Tác giả

Kelsey G.A.

Năm xuất bản

2013

Source title

PRIMUS

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1080/10511970.2012.716143

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84873478529&doi=10.1080%2f10511970.2012.716143&partnerID=40&md5=8fcb28adf22da2a36f40fd07c0ba52a5

Tóm tắt

I present a unit on voting theory and social choice taught as the beginning of a liberal arts mathematics course for undergraduates. In this unit, students voted on the final grade calculation formula and topics to cover during the semester and then analyzed the results using various voting systems. I believe that by allowing my students to collectively decide these important aspects of the course, I empowered them and increased their motivation. The activities also served as examples of how mathematics plays an important role in their lives. © 2013 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Từ khóa

quantitative literacy; self-determination; student motivation; Voting theory

Tài liệu tham khảo

Aronson E., Blaney N., Stephan C., Sikes J., Snapp M., The Jigsaw Classroom, (1978); For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World, Sixth Edition, (2003); Deci E.L., Ryan R.M., Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior, (1985); Ryan R.M., Deci E.L., Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions, Contemporary Educational Psychology, 25, pp. 54-67, (2000)