Today's Mathematics Students

Authors

Carmen M. Latterell

Volume

4

Issue

1

Abstract

A common mistake that undergraduate mathematics professors make when teaching is to assume that students are younger versions of themselves. Since many mathematics professors are above average in intelligence and were quite good students, the assumption that students are just like themselves can cause pedagogical difficulties (Krantz, 1993). To teach effectively, it is important to understand students. Yet, understanding today's students is literally like bridging a generation gap (Hawk, 2005).

First Page

66

Last Page

72

Recommended Citation

Latterell, Carmen M. (2007) "Today's Mathematics Students," The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 4 : No. 1 , Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1059
Available at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol4/iss1/4

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.54870/1551-3440.1059