Dr. Laurie Cavey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics. Prior
to coming to Boise State she served as an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
and Director of the Content Teaching Academy at James Madison University. As a passionate
advocate of mathematics education, Dr. Cavey has taught in a variety of settings,
including the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, as well as teaching
mathematics methods courses for prospective middle and high school teachers. She has
extensive experience working collaboratively with teachers, school district personnel,
and university colleagues. Most recently she has been working with her mathematics
education colleagues at Boise State University investigating the ways that mathematicians
and students work with mathematical definitions.

Articles

How do Mathematicians Make Sense of Definitions?, Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference Proceedings (2011)

The purpose of this paper is to share preliminary results from a pilot study on...

 

Seeing the Potential in Students' Questions (with W. Ted Mahavier), Mathematics Teacher (2010)

Rich mathematical questions emerge from online dialogues between high school algebra students and prospective teachers.

 

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Investigating Teachers' Mathematics Teaching Understanding: A Case for Coordinating Perspectives, Educational Studies in Mathematics (2007)

This paper provides a microanalysis of one Algebra I teacher's instruction to explore the advantages...

 

Presentations

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How Do Mathematicians Make Sense of Definitions? (with Margaret T. Kinzel, Thomas A. Kinzel, Kathleen L. Rohrig, and Sharon B. Walen), Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (2011)

It seems clear that students’ activity while working with definitions differs from that of mathematicians....

 

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Developing Students’ Understanding of Mathematical Definitions: Why Bother? (2009)

Definitions are a fundamental part of doing mathematics, yet studies indicate that many students struggle...

 

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Proportional Reasoning 101, 30th Annual Conference of the Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2009)
 

The Instructor's Important Role In Supporting Mathematical Arguments in a K-5 Mathematics Specialist Program (with Joy Whitenack and Aimee Ellington), 2009 Conference on Research In Undergraduate Mathematics Education (2009)

In this presentation, we use examples from a one lesson taken from an algebra course...