INFORMATION FOR
MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION
BY DR DEL AND DR MEL

   

DR DEL DR MEL


   


RATIONALE

Dr. Del and Dr. Mel have been involved with mathematics education for over 30 years. During this time the quality of math education has declined. Their research developed ideas and methods that improved math education for large groups of students at the secondary and college levels. Hoping that by sharing these research results it would provide some help reversing this decline.

In this context they are providing suggestions and papers on various topics in mathematics.



ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Delano Wegener, Ph. D. Mathematics - Ohio University
Melvin Poage, Ph. D. Mathematics - Michigan State University


The authors were asked by their university to research the problem of why did so many students having good to excellent grades in high school math courses fail the mathematics entrance exam for the university. The research project was called "Continuous Sequence in Basic Mathematics" (CSBM) and the results of CSBM lead to the development of the Critical Thinking Approach to Mathematics series of texts and materials There were as many as 3000 students a semester in CSBM. The materials used in CSBM were constantly revised to improve student success rate. Toward the end of CSBM, the materials and improved teaching allowed a rate of 72% of the students to make grades of 87.5%, aB+, or higher. Those graduates of CSBM who opted to take a university calculus course, over a 3-year period, made better grades (Ave. 3.04 to Ave. 2.43) than the students who were not part of the research. (The Mathematical Association of America. conducted this study).


Dr. Delano Wegener now lives and works in St. Louis Missouri area and Dr, Melvin Poage now lives and works in Denver Colorado. They frequently talk or E-mail one another to discuss topics related to mathematics or the teaching of mathematics. It is interesting to note that the first name of the wifes of both professors is Esther.

THE AUTHORS HAVE A COMBINED EXPERIENCE OF:
  • 20 years of teaching high school mathematics,
  • 72 years of teaching university mathematics,
  • 35 years of industrial experience, and
  • 25 years of research experience.
(Note that some time overlap occurs since the authors
occasionally held two occupations at the same time.)
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HOW TO USE

There are two types of help available for you to use.		 Arithmetic Text, Algebra Text, Pre-Calculus Text

#1 DR DEL


DR DEL has available a reference web-site that contains explanations for almost all of the difficult math concepts in mathematics courses that are taught before Calculus. To access this excellent reference use the Button Below to Open Dr Del's Help Link. In this menu the topics on the left are general and the ones on the right are course specific to his university classes. I recommend the Special topics in mathematics.




Dr. Del's Help Link

 

 

 

DR DEL also has available a reference web-site that contains papers on the instruction of math concepts. To access this excellent reference use the Button Below to Open Dr Del's Instruction Math Link.




Dr. Del's Instruction Math Link

 

 

 

 

 

 


#2 DR MEL


DR MEL To use this service, first check the reference buttons below to see if your question is one of these topics. Select your problem type below.



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