Reorganizing freshman business mathematics II: authentic assessment in mathematics through professional memos

• Kris Green ^[1] ; Allen Emerson ^[1]
  1. [1] St. John Fisher College

     St. John Fisher College

     City of Rochester, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Teaching mathematics and its applications, ISSN 0268-3679, Vol. 27, Nº. 2, 2008, págs. 66-80
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The first part of this two-part paper (13) described the development of a new freshman business mathematics (FBM) course at our college. In this paper, we discuss our assessment tool, the business memo, as a venue for students to apply mathematical skills, via mathematical modelling, to realistic business problems. These memos have proven a crucial step in turning our FBM course around from a dreaded course with little connection to students’ intended careers into a course where students experience the power of mathematics for solving problems and informing decisions. Comments from students in the course throughout its 6-year history clearly point to the course's value and importance.