Social engagement in gateway math courses builds confidence and deepens understanding, dependent on faculty fostering a supportive learning environment¶
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Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-18 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Collaborative learning in gateway math fosters deeper understanding and confidence when faculty create safe spaces for questions and mistakes, but online and asynchronous formats can limit these interactions. → Higgin 2025
Evidence¶
Higgin 2025¶
Higgin, T., Holl-Cross, C., Moorjani, A., & Edwards, A., with Cornfield, O., Eisen, S., Hosie, L., McNamara, H., Ray, D., & Tsinnajinnie, B. (2025). Faculty and student perspectives on gateway math courses and courseware. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED677594
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Qualitative findings from interviews, surveys, and a diary study with 76 faculty and 50 students in gateway math courses. The report states that "Social engagement in gateway math courses builds confidence and deepens understanding" and depends on faculty support.
"Social engagement in gateway math courses builds confidence and deepens understanding; this engagement is dependent on faculty fostering a supportive learning environment."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Social Supports — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it
Related Claims¶
- Gateway math students benefit from a balance of social, active learning and independent practice, but faculty constraints limit active learning — related
- Participants reported that the trust-building collaborative environment enabled open and vulnerable sharing — related
- Teacher support is one of the strongest predictors of student belonging — a broader claim this one bears on
- Students perceive that interacting with others in experiential learning fosters empathy and a sense of community by enhancing perspective-taking (beauty) — related
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Social engagement in gateway math courses builds confidence and deepens understanding, dependent on faculty fostering a supportive learning environment |
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Social engagement in gateway math courses builds confidence and deepens understanding, dependent on faculty fostering a supportive learning environment |
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