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Elaine Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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Education
- Ph.D., 2002, Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum (emphasis
in Mathematics Education), University of Oklahoma
- M.S., 1998, Mathematics, University of Oklahoma
- M.Ed., 1992, Educational Psychology: Social Foundations of Education,
University of Virginia
- B.S., 1988, Mathematics, University of New Mexico
Research Interests
- Teaching and learning mathematics with children and preservice teachers
- Frustration and learning on the edge of chaos
- Kinesthetic learning of mathematics in mesospace
Publications
Young, E. (2006). TEKS: A mathematical continuum for the early grades. Texas
Mathematics Teacher, LIII(2), 10-15.
Bennett, C., Rutledge, J. J., DeYoung, M. J., & Young, E. (2006). Con-fusing
pairs: An intriguing investigation of LCMs. Mathematics Teacher, 100(2),
140-144.
Bennett, C., Rutledge, J. J., DeYoung, M. J., & Young, E. (2006). Dialogue:
A route to ACT-ive learning. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School,
12(1), 37-39.
Young, E., & Marroquin, C. (2006). Posing problems from children's
literature. Teaching Children Mathematics, 12(7), 362-366.
Collins, J. W. III, & O'Brien, N. P. (Eds.). (2003). The Greenwood
Dictionary of Education. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. Contributed
geometry, invented procedures, operation, parallel postulate,
logico-mathematical knowledge; spatial visualization, number systems, empty
number line, CGI, geometric properties, Euclidean space, Non-Euclidean
space, regular/irregular shapes.
Fleener, M. J., Reeder, S. L., Young, E., & Reynolds, A. M. (2002). History
of mathematics: Building Relationships for Teaching and Learning. Action in
Teacher Education, 24(3), 73-84.
Young, Elaine. (2002). Unpacking mathematical content through problem
solving. Dissertation Abstracts International A, 63(08), 2819.
Young, Elaine. (1999, Nov/Dec). What do children know about Y2K? ATE
Newsletter.
Service
Advisor to the Council of Teachers of Mathematics (CTM), a student affiliate
of the National Council of Mathematics (NCTM)
