What Community College Developmental Mathematics Students Understand about Mathematics, Part2: The Interviews
Karen B. Givvin, James W. Stigler, Belinda J. Thompson
Givvin, K. B., Stigler, J. W., & Thompson, B. J. (2011). What community college developmental mathematics students understand about mathematics, Part II: The interviews. The MathAMATYC Educator, 2(3), 4-18.
Following the prior paper, this article presents findings from one-on-one interviews with a sample of community college developmental math students. These interviews were designed to further probe students’ mathematical thinking, both correct and incorrect.