Kathleen H. Offenholley
Discovering lurking variables encourages students to think critically about correlation.
Mark Pinkerton and Kathryn G. Shafer
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Keith Nabb
An open-ended calculus problem spurs novelties in student thinking and shows the benefits of timely teacher intervention.
Blake E. Peterson, Douglas L. Corey, Benjamin M. Lewis, and Jared Bukarau
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Jeremy S. Zelkowski
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MatheMatics teacher Vol. 106, No. 6 • February 2013 During his action research study, coauthor Pinkerton kept a reflective journal of his teaching experience. Journal Excerpt: The Nails and Pails Problem This journal reflection highlights the variety of solution methods that students used for the Nails and Pails probl
MatheMatics teacher Vol. 106, No. 6 • February 2013 Shrinking the Leading Coefficient John chose to examine the form y = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d. Puzzled at first as to why someone would take this approach (the x-intercepts are hidden from view), I quickly understood why he saw an advantage. In an effort to work with the f