What mathematicians learn from attending other mathematicians’ lectures

Mathematicians frequently attend their peers’ lectures to learn new mathematical content. The goal of this paper is to investigate what mathematicians learned from the lectures. Our research took place at a 2-week workshop on inner model theory, a topic of set theory, which was largely comprised of...

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Published in:Educational studies in mathematics Vol. 112; no. 1; pp. 123 - 139
Main Authors: Weber, Keith, Fukawa-Connelly, Timothy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.01.2023
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Education
Educational Practices
Evaluation
Faculty Development
Lecture Method
Lecture method in teaching
Mathematicians
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Mathematics Teachers
Set theory
Study and teaching
Teacher Education
Teacher Motivation
United States
Motivation
Mathematical practice
Lectures
ISSN:0013-1954, 1573-0816
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Summary:Mathematicians frequently attend their peers’ lectures to learn new mathematical content. The goal of this paper is to investigate what mathematicians learned from the lectures. Our research took place at a 2-week workshop on inner model theory, a topic of set theory, which was largely comprised of a series of lectures. We asked the six workshop organizers and seven conference attendees what could be learned from the lectures in the workshop, and from mathematics lectures in general. A key finding was that participants felt the motivation and road maps that were provided by the lecturers could facilitate the attendees’ future individual studying of the material. We conclude by discussing how our findings inform the development of theory on how individuals can learn from lectures and suggest interesting directions for future research.
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ISSN:0013-1954
1573-0816
DOI:10.1007/s10649-022-10177-x