EUT 302 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science

[3 credit(s)]

Prerequisites: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Prerequisite or Corequisite: EUT 201, and must be admitted to the college as a declared major or minor. The goal of this course is to develop a powerful tool kit of approaches to knowing and learning in mathematics and science. This course focuses on issues of what it means to learn and know science and mathematics including: 1) How knowing and learning are structured; 2) The tensions between general, cross-disciplinary characterizations of knowing (e.g., intelligence) and the specifics of coming to understand powerful ideas in mathematics and science; 3) Connections between kinds of assessments and theories of knowing; and 4) Various uses of technology associated with specific approaches to learning.

Semesters Offered: Every Fall

General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum

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