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The effects of different versions of a gateway STEM course on student attitudes and beliefs by Wu, Xiangming, Deshler, Jessica, Fuller, Edgar

“…Background Substantial research has been conducted focusing on student outcomes in mathematics courses in order to better understand the ways in which these…”
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Mediating Role of Personality in the Relation of Gender to Self-Efficacy in Physics and Mathematics by Henderson, Rachel, Hewagallage, Dona, Follmer, Jake, Michaluk, Lynnette, Deshler, Jessica, Fuller, Edgar, Stewart, John

“…Self-efficacy has emerged as one of the most important noncognitive variables explaining academic behavior. It has been shown to influence students' academic…”
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Supporting Student Success and Persistence in STEM With Active Learning Approaches in Emerging Scholars Classrooms by Miller, David, Deshler, Jessica, McEldowney, Tim, Stewart, John, Fuller, Edgar, Pascal, Matt, Michaluk, Lynnette

“…Over the last several decades, Emerging Scholars Programs (ESPs) have incorporated active learning strategies and challenging problems into collegiate…”
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Numerical Characterization of DNA Sequence Based on Dinucleotides by Zhang, Cun-Quan, Fuller, Edgar, Wu, Qin, Qi, Xingqin

“…Sequence comparison is a primary technique for the analysis of DNA sequences. In order to make quantitative comparisons, one devises mathematical descriptors…”
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Establishing a new standard of care for calculus using trials with randomized student allocation by Kramer, Laird, Fuller, Edgar, Watson, Charity, Castillo, Adam, Oliva, Pablo Duran, Potvin, Geoff

“…Calculus, the study of change in processes and systems, serves as the foundation for many STEM disciplines. Traditional, lecture-based calculus instruction may…”
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Using the Social Cognitive Theory Framework to Chart Gender Differences in the Developmental Trajectory of STEM Self-Efficacy in Science and Engineering Students by Stewart, John, Henderson, Rachel, Michaluk, Lynnette, Deshler, Jessica, Fuller, Edgar, Rambo-Hernandez, Karen

“…According to Bandura’s social cognitive theory, a student’s self-efficacy influences his or her academic and career decisions, and his or her performance…”
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Automatic Quasi-Clique Merger Algorithm — A hierarchical clustering based on subgraph-density by Payne, Scott, Fuller, Edgar, Spirou, George, Zhang, Cun-Quan

“…The Automatic Quasi-Clique Merger algorithm is a new algorithm adapted from early work published under the name QCM (introduced by Ou and Zhang (2007)). The…”
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Predicting STEM persistence from mathematics affect, pedagogical perceptions and Calculus I setting by Wu, Xiangming, Rambo-Hernandez, Karen, Fuller, Edgar, Deshler, Jessica

“…A significant portion of mathematics education research has focused on factors that impact student pursuit of science, technology, engineering and mathematics…”
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Affective States of University Developmental Mathematics Students and Their Impact on Self-Efficacy, Belonging, Career Identity, Success and Persistence by Deshler, Jessica, Fuller, Edgar, Darrah, Marjorie

“…The identification of factors that impact student success in mathematics courses has been a focus of a great deal of research since the early 2000s. The role…”
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The supportive role of active learning in a calculus course on low precalculus proficiency students by Watson, Charity N., Duran, Pablo, Castillo, Adam, Fuller, Edgar, Potvin, Geoff, Kramer, Laird

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Eb&D: A new clustering approach for signed social networks based on both edge-betweenness centrality and density of subgraphs by Qi, Xingqin, Song, Huimin, Wu, Jianliang, Fuller, Edgar, Luo, Rong, Zhang, Cun-Quan

“…Clustering algorithms for unsigned social networks which have only positive edges have been studied intensively. However, when a network has like/dislike,…”
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A novel centrality method for weighted networks based on the Kirchhoff polynomial by Qi, Xingqin, Fuller, Edgar, Luo, Rong, Zhang, Cun-quan

“…•A new centrality measurement is introduced for weighted networks.•It evaluates the importance of a vertex from very different structural aspects with other…”
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Student attitudes in an innovative active learning approach in calculus by Castillo, Adam J., Durán, Pablo, Fuller, Edgar, Watson, Charity, Potvin, Geoff, Kramer, Laird H.

“…A study conducted by the Mathematical Association of America showed that calculus not only has significant effects on students' decision to pursue STEM fields,…”
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The Effects of Migration to a Blended Self-Paced Format for a Remedial Pre-College Algebra Mathematics Course by Deshler, Jessica, Fuller, Edgar

“…Approximately 30% of students entering West Virginia University (WVU) are not ready for college mathematics. The WVU Department of Mathematics has been tasked…”
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Student attitudes and achievement in active learning calculus by Duran, Pablo A., Castillo, Adam J., Watson, Charity, Fuller, Edgar, Potvin, Geoff, Kramer, Laird H.

“…The present paper explores the relationship between attitudes towards mathematics (ATM) and achievement in college calculus in active learning (AL) and…”
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Are University Budget Cuts Becoming A Threat to Mathematics? with Additional Discussion by Fuller, Edgar J

“…Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 71 (2024 May), no. 5, 656-663 Mathematics as an area of study occupies an important place in higher education…”
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Using Genetic Algorithms for Tasking Teams of Raven UAVs by Darrah, Marjorie, Fuller, Edgar, Munasinghe, Thilanka, Duling, Kristin, Gautam, Mridul, Wathen, Mitchell

“…Control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles is of importance given that so many have been deployed in the field. This work discusses how genetic algorithms…”
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“Follow the Leader”: A Centrality Guided Clustering and Its Application to Social Network Analysis by Zhang, Cun-Quan, Fuller, Edgar, Qi, Xingqin, Wu, Qin

“…Within graph theory and network analysis, centrality of a vertex measures the relative importance of avertex within a graph. The centrality plays key role in…”
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Tracking the Success of Pre-College Algebra Workshop Students in Subsequent College Mathematics Classes by Fuller, Edgar, Deshler, Jessica M., Kuhn, Betsy, Squire, Douglas

“…In 2007 the Department of Mathematics at our institution began developing a placement process designed to identify at-risk students entering mathematics…”
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A Comparative Study of Partial Credit Assessment and Computer-Based Testing for Mathematics by Darrah, Marjorie, Fuller, Edgar, Miller, David

“…This paper discusses a possible solution to a problem frequently encountered by educators seeking to use computer-based or multiple choice-based exams for…”
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