Scholars@Duke
Jack Bookman

Jack Bookman

Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Mathematics
Mathematics
bookman@math.duke.edu
Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320
019 Physics Building, 120 Sci, Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

Modeling Active Learning in Professional Development for Teaching

Journal Article The journal of faculty development · September 1, 2023 Cite

Evaluating a Large-Scale Multi-Institution Project: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned

Journal Article The Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations (JMSCE) · 2020 SUMMIT-P consists of nine participating institutions working toward common goals but from unique perspectives. Evaluating such a large-scale project with diverse stakeholders has presented challenges. For one, evaluation on this scale necessitates a team e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Milestone-Based Assessments Are Superior to Likert-Type Assessments in Illustrating Trainee Progression.

Journal Article J Grad Med Educ · March 2015 BACKGROUND: The Pediatrics Milestone Project uses behavioral anchors, narrative descriptions of observable behaviors, to describe learner progression through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competencies. Starting June 2014, pediatr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using an innovative curriculum evaluation tool to inform program improvement: the clinical skills fair.

Journal Article J Grad Med Educ · March 2014 BACKGROUND: Program evaluation is important for assessing the effectiveness of the residency curriculum. Limited resources are available, however, and curriculum evaluation processes must be sustainable and well integrated into program improvement efforts. ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Clinical Skills Fair - An Innovative Curriculum Evaluation Tool

Journal Article Journal of Graduate Medical Education · April 2013 Cite

(Re)discovering SoTL through a Fundamental Challenge: Helping Students Transition to College Calculus

Journal Article MAA Notes: Guide to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics · October 2012 Cite

BRINGING STUDENTS INTO THE PELOTON: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD AT HIGHLY SELECTIVE UNIVERSITIES

Conference EDULEARN12: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES · January 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

Senior pediatric residents as teachers for an innovative multidisciplinary mock code curriculum.

Journal Article J Grad Med Educ · June 2011 BACKGROUND: Resuscitation education for pediatric residents may be limited due to the low frequency of actual codes in children. Mock codes represent an opportunity to increase trainee education in acute resuscitations, and we designed a unique multidiscip ... Full text Link to item Cite

Undergraduate mathematics around the world

Journal Article Delta Communications, conference proceedings of the Volcanic Delta ’11, the eighth Delta conference on the teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics and statistics · 2011 Cite

Do pediatric residents prefer interactive learning? Educational challenges in the duty hours era.

Journal Article Med Teach · 2011 BACKGROUND: The volume of information that physicians must learn is increasing; yet, trainee educational time is limited. Many experts propose using trainees' learning preferences to guide teaching. However, data regarding predominant learning preferences ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing assessment methodologies for quantitative literacy: A formative study

Journal Article American Mathematical Monthly · January 1, 2008 Full text Cite

Negotiating Roles and Meaning While Learning Mathematics in Interactive Technology-Rich Environments

Journal Article The Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning · October 2006 Cite

Software Reviews

Journal Article The College Mathematics Journal · June 1985 Full text Cite

Learning Mathematics Meaningfully � A Challenge to College Faculty

Journal Article Proceedings of First Annual Charleston Connections: Innovations in Higher Education Conference, Charleston, SC: The Citadel, 2001: pp.92 - 100 Cite

Duke University’s Mathematics Department Outreach to Secondary Mathematics Teachers: Problems, Potential, and Pitfalls

Journal Article Conference proceedings from the Invitational Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments, Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University, 2000: pp.143 - 145 Cite

Program Evaluation and Undergraduate Mathematics Renewal: The impact of calculus reform on student performance in subsequent courses

Journal Article in Ganter, S. (Ed.) Calculus Renewal: Issues for Undergraduate Mathematics Education in the Next Decade, New York, NY: Plenum Press, 2000: pp.91 - 102 Cite

The Evaluation of Project CALC at Duke University 1989 - 1994

Journal Article in B. Gold, S. Keith, W. Marion, eds., Assessment Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics, MAA Notes # 49, Washington DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1999: pp. 253-256. Cite

Student Attitudes and Calculus Reform

Journal Article School Science and Mathematics, March 1998: 117-122 Cite

Assessment in a Technological Age

Journal Article Proceedings of the Seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (1996) Addison-Wesley 433-437 Cite

A Comparison of the Problem Solving Performance of Students in Lab Based and Traditional Calculus

Journal Article in Dubinsky, E., Schoenfeld, A.H., Kaput, J. (Ed) Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education I. , Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1994, pp. 101-116. Cite

Evaluation of Calculus Reform at Duke University

Journal Article UME Trends, March 1992 Cite

A Review of �The Electronic Study Guide: Precalculus Algebra

Journal Article College Mathematics Journal, June 1985 Cite

Why �False Implies False" is True - a Discovery Explanation

Journal Article The Mathematics Teacher 71 (November 1978): 675-676. Cite

Duke Mathematics Professional Development Program for Mathematics Graduate Students

Internet Publication The purpose of this document is to share materials, in an organized way, from the graduate student professional development (PD) program in the Mathematics Department at Duke University. Our goal is to show how different program components come together to ... Open Access Link to item Cite