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=Laura Ramm=

==Personal Information==

Laura goes to school at Benedictine College in Atchison Kansas. She is double majoring in Mathematics and Secondary Education and minoring in Accounting. She is currently working with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera] on [[Relational Thinking Strategies of Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers and Their Students]]. Together with [[User:hguth|Hannah Guth]], Laura is learning more about both Mathematics Education as well as what it will be like to pursue graduate work in the future.  

==Readings==
*'''[http://www.jstor.org/stable/3482666 A Cognitive Gap Between Arithmetic and Algebra]''' by Nicolas Herscovics and Liora Linchevski
*'''How Children View the Equals Sign''' by Merlin Behr, Stanley Erlwanger, and Eugene Nichols
*'''Describing and Exploring the Power of Relational Thinking''' by Max Stephens
*'''Does Understanding the Equal Sign Matter? Evidence from Solving Equations''' by Eric J. Knuth, Ana C. Stephens, Nicole M. McNeil, and Martha W. Alibali
*'''Concepts Associated with the Equality Symbol''' by Carolyn Kieran
*'''[http://adultnumeracy.terc.edu/empower_readings/Knuth_ImportanceofEqual%20sign%20understanding.pdf The Importance of Equal Sign Understanding in the Middle Grades]''' by Eric J. Knuth, Martha W. Alibali, Shanta Hattikudur, Nicole M. McNeil, and Ana C. Stephens
*'''Middle-School Students’ Understanding of the Equal Sign: The Books They Read Can’t Help''' by Nicole M. McNeil, Laura Grandau, Eric J. Knuth, Martha W. Alibali, Ana C. Stephens, Shanta Hattikudur, and Daniel E. Krill
*'''Student Perspectives on Equation: The Transition from School to University''' by David Godfrey and Michael O. J. Thomas
*'''Does Proof Prove?: Students' Emerging Beliefs About Generality and Proof in Middle School''' by Kristen Bieda, Christopher Holden, and Eric Knuth
*'''Algebra in Elementary School: Developing Relational thinking''' by Thomas P. Carpenter, Linda Levi, Megan Loef Franke, and Julie Koehler Zeringue
*'''Measure for Measure: What Combining Diverse Measures Reveals About Children's Understanding of the Equal Sign as an Indicator of Mathematical Equality''' by Percival Matthemws, Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Katherine McEldoon, and Roger Taylor


==Week 1==
'''Research Objectives'''

*Orient self with campus 
*Familiarize self with proper way to take observational notes and collect data

===Weekly Log===
:'''Tuesday, May 28'''
*Attended orientation 
*Learned expectations
*Met with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera]
*Toured campus
*Filed paperwork


:'''Wednesday, May 29'''

*Met with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera] to learn:
**Methodology of coding students’ mathematical thinking 
**Methodology of collecting data
*Coded students’ mathematical thinking


:'''Thursday, May 30'''

*Coded students’ mathematical thinking 
*Collected data


:'''Friday, May 31'''

*Had team meeting with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera], [http://www.marquette.edu/education/faculty_staff/leigh_van_den_kieboom.shtml Dr. van den Kieboom], and [[User:hguth|Hannah Guth]] to discuss research and questions that had arisen from work earlier in the week
*Worked out better method of organization 
*Learned how to work Wiki
*Worked on Wiki to set up personal page
*Read '''Measure for Measure: What Combining Diverse Measures Reveals About Children's Understanding of the Equal Sign as an Indicator of Mathematical Equality''' by Percival Matthemws, Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Katherine McEldoon, and Roger Taylor

==Week 2==

===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, June 3'''
*Coded Student's Mathematical Thinking
:'''Tuesday, June 4'''
*Coded Student's Mathematical Thinking
*Downloaded SPSS onto computer & obtained tutorials
*'''LaTeX and Source Citation Seminar by [http://www.marquette.edu/engineering/electrical_computer/facstaff_corliss.shtml Dr. Corliss]'''
:'''Wednesday, June 5'''
*Coded Student's Mathematical Thinking
:'''Thursday, June 6'''
*Had team meeting with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera], [http://www.marquette.edu/education/faculty_staff/leigh_van_den_kieboom.shtml Dr. van den Kieboom], and [[User:hguth|Hannah Guth]] to discuss research and questions that had arisen from work earlier in the week
*Coded Student's Mathematical Thinking
*'''Working Lunch'''
*Started learning SPSS
:'''Friday, June 7'''
*Coded Student's Matematical Thinking
*Began entering data into SPSS
==Week 3==
===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, June 10'''
*Coded Students' Mathematical Thinking
*Entered data into SPSS
:'''Tuesday, June 11'''
*Coded Students' Mathematical Thinking
*'''Good Presentations, Good Technical Writing, and the Difference Between Them Seminar by [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-brylow.shtml Dr. Brylow]'''
*Entered data into SPSS
*Began looking for good SPSS Tutorials
:'''Wednesday, June 12'''
*Coded Students' Mathematical Thinking
*Entered data into SPSS
*Began trying out SPSS Tutorials
:'''Thursday, June 13'''
*Had team meeting with [http://www.marquette.edu/education/faculty_staff/leigh_van_den_kieboom.shtml Dr. van den Kieboom], and [[User:hguth|Hannah Guth]] to discuss research and questions that had arisen from work earlier in the week
*Started work with SPSS
*Entered data into SPSS
*Began working on research paper's Literature review section
*'''Working Lunch'''
*Coded Students' Mathematical Thinking
:'''Friday, June 14'''
*Finished Coding Students' Mathematical Thinking
*Entered data into SPSS
*Continued work in learning SPSS

===Weekly Progress Report===

==Week 4==
===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, June 17'''
*Finished Entering Data into SPSS
*Continued work in Learning SPSS
:'''Tuesday, June 18'''
*Started Research into Factor Analysis
:'''Wednesday, June 19'''
*Researched Factor Analysis 
:'''Thursday, June 20'''
*Researched Factor Analysis 
*'''Working Lunch'''
:'''Friday, June 21'''
*Researched Factor Analysis
*Started Mini-Presentation work

==Week 5==
===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, June 24'''
*Had team meeting with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera], [http://www.marquette.edu/education/faculty_staff/leigh_van_den_kieboom.shtml Dr. van den Kieboom], and [[User:hguth|Hannah Guth]] to discuss research and questions that had arisen from work earlier in the week
**discussed Mini-Presentations
*Reworked Mini-Presentations
*Researched Factor Analysis
:'''Tuesday, June 25'''
*Preformed Factor Analysis 
*Preformed Frequency Tests & Z-Proportion tests 
*Finished Mini-Presentation
:'''Wednesday, June 26'''
* Continued preforming Frequency Tests and Z-Proportion tests
:'''Thursday, June 27'''
*'''Mini Presentations'''
*Preformed Literature Review
:'''Friday, June 28'''
*Preformed Z-Proportion tests across problems

==Week 6==
===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, July 1'''
*Examined related problems 3 & 5, and 6 & 7
**Preformed Z-Proportion tests
:'''Tuesday, July 2'''
*'''What Makes a Good Poster Seminar by [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Magiera]'''
*
:'''Wednesday, July 3'''
*Started writing Final Paper
:'''July 4th-5th'''
*Holiday

==Week 7==

===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, July 8'''
*Met with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera] and reviewed method of Coding Students' Mathematical Thinking.
**Reworked the method for Problems 3 & 5
*Re-Coded Students' Mathematical Thinking on Problems 3 & 5
:'''Tuesday, July 9'''
*Re-Coded Student's Mathematical Thinking on Problems 3 & 5
* Met with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera] and reviewed method of Coding Students' Mathematical Thinking
**Reworked the method for Problem 4
:'''Wednesday, July 10'''
*Re-Coded Student's Mathematical Thinking for Problem 4
*Entered new data into SPSS
:'''Thursday, July 11'''
*Met with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera] and reivewed method of Coding Students' Mathematical Thinking 
**Reworked the method for Problem 2
*'''Working Lunch'''
*Re-Coded Student's Mathematical Thinking on Problem 2
:'''Friday, July 12'''
*Met with [http://www.marquette.edu/mscs/facstaff-magiera.shtml Dr. Marta Magiera] and discussed typographical errors in the data
*Went back to fix typographical errors in the data

==Week 8==

===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, July 15'''
*Worked on Final Paper
:'''Tuesday, July 16'''
*Worked on Final Paper
:'''Wednesday, July 17'''
*Worked on Final Paper
:'''Thursday, July 18'''
*Worked on Final Paper
*'''Working Lunch'''
:'''Friday, July 19'''
*Worked on Final Paper

==Week 9==
===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, July 22'''
*Worked on Poster
:'''Tuesday, July 23'''
*Revised Poster
:'''Wednesday, July 24'''
*Final revision of Poster
:'''Thursday, July 25'''
*Worked on Final Paper
*'''Working Lunch'''
:'''Friday, July 26'''
*Worked on Presentation and Presentation Abstract

==Week 10==
===Weekly Log===
:'''Monday, July 29'''
*Worked on Presentation and Presentation Abstract
*Worked on Final Paper
:'''Tuesday, July 30'''
*Worked on Final Paper
*'''Poster Session'''
:'''Wednesday, July 31'''
*Worked on Presentation
*Edited Final Paper
:'''Thursday, August 1'''
*Edited Final Paper
*'''Formal Presentations'''
:'''Friday, August 2'''
*Edited Final Paper
*'''Formal Presentations'''