click HERE for abstracts of some publications ; click HERE for a 2-page overall brief vita
CITATIONS by others of my work have appeared in several
dissertations, books (e.g., the 2008 MAA book Calculation vs. Context:
Quantitative Literacy and its Implications for Teacher Education and the
2008 Springer Verlag book Developing Students'
Statistical Reasoning: Connecting Research and Teaching Practice), and over
two dozen periodicals, including: Statistics Education Research Journal, Journal of Statistics Education, Statistics Education Research Newsletter,
Model Assisted Statistics and Applications, Primus, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and
Science Teaching, Computers in the Schools, International Journal
of Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education, Journal of Educational
Technology Systems, Teaching
Statistics, Practice and Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning in Higher Education, Journal of Mathematics and Culture, The
International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, The Montana Mathematics
Enthusiast, MAA Focus, MAA
Online, Plus Magazine, Mathematics
Teacher, NCTM News Bulletin, Radical Statistics, Stats, Kentucky
Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning, Syllabus, Choice,
Transportation Research Record, AATH E-zine, and Winterthur
Portfolio.
NEAR-COMPLETE LIST OF PAPERS -- I’m solo author unless otherwise noted:
* (in press; expected 2009). Sizing Up Class
Size: A Deeper Classroom Investigation of Central Tendency [a featured
“Delving Deeper” paper]. Mathematics Teacher
* (in press; expected 2009). Social Justice, Gender Equity, and Service Learning in Statistics
Education: Lessons Learned from the DOE-Funded
Project ACE. 2008
Proceedings of the American Statistical
Association, Section on
Statistical Education.
*
* Garfunkel,
Solomon; Malkevitch, Joseph; Lesser, Lawrence M.; Moore, David S.; Taylor, Alan
D.; Conrad, Bruce P.; Brams, Steven J.; Gallian, Joseph; Campbell, Paul J.; (2009).
For this major revision of the 23-chapter book, I had sole responsibility for
the 4 statistics chapters). For All
Practical Purposes (8th edition of top-selling math-for-liberal-arts textbook).
* Mourat Tchoshanov,
* Olga Kosheleva,
* (2008). Equity, Social Justice and the
*
* Larry
Lesser & Linda Gann (2008).
* (2008). Mathematical
Lens: Slippery Slopes, Mathematics Teacher, 102 (2), 116-119.
* “Media Clips”
features in Mathematics Teacher:
pp. 193, 195-6 of Oct. 2008 issue (Easy
Angle Finder), pp. 690, 692 of May 2008 issue (Safe
Havens graph), and pp. 95-96 of Sept. 2007 issue (Predicting
Rain)
* (2008). Even More Fun Learning Stats.
STATS, 49, pp. 5-8, 19, 27.
* (2007). Learning Stats is FUN…with the Right Mode. STATS, 48, pp. 7-11, 21, 26-28. [also,
see related invited webinar: http://www.causeweb.org/webinar/2006-04/]
*
* (2007). Teaching Time Savers: Modular
Curriculum Files. MAA Focus,
27(7), p.5 [also
at MAAOnline: www.maa.org/features/102007timesavers.html]
* (2007). Critical Values and Transforming Data: Teaching
Statistics with Social Justice. Journal of Statistics Education, 15(1),
1-21. http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v15n1/lesser.pdf (or http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v15n1/lesser.html). [the first
juried article comprehensively connecting ‘statistics education’
and ‘social justice teaching’.
Also, see related invited webinar at:
http://www.causeweb.org/webinar/2007-07/.]
* Joan Garfield, Andrew Zieffler, Robert delMas, Beth Chance, Sterling
Hilton, & Lawrence Lesser (2007). Practical Issues in Conducting Statistics Education Research. 2006 Proceedings of the American Statistical
Association, Section on Statistical Education.
* (2007). Using Graphing Calculators to Do Statistics: A Pair of Problematic
Pitfalls. Mathematics
Teacher, 100 (5),
375-378.
* L. Lesser with
L. Rayas, G. Trujillo, A. Vargas, Y. Velankar (2006). Teachers’
Technology Class Continues Discussion of Pitfalls. Mathematics
Teacher, 99(5), 340-2.
* (2006). Book
of Numbers: Exploring Jewish Mathematics and Culture at a Jewish High School.
Journal of Mathematics
and Culture, 1(1),
8-31. [the first juried comprehensive article
on Jewish culturally relevant mathematics]
* L. Lesser & M. Winsor (2006). Notes
from the Field: Emerging Strategies to Address Needs on the Border. Noticias de TODOS: News from TODOS Mathematics for All,
2(1), pp. 1-3.
* L. Lesser & M. Winsor (2006). Interactive
Representations of the Big Six Trigonometry Functions: Connections to Geometry
and Language. ON-Math: Online Journal
of School Mathematics, 5(1). http://my.nctm.org/eresources/tocgraphic.asp?journal_id=6&issue_id=798
* M. Winsor, L. Lesser, L.
Payne, & D. Grouws
(2006). Real-Time
Traffic Data: A Vehicle for Statistical Exploration. ON-Math:
Online Journal of School Mathematics, 4(1). http://my.nctm.org/eresources/tocgraphic.asp?journal_id=6&issue_id=758
* (2006). Discovering
(in) the Discipline: Going Beyond Statistical Literacy to Explore What Helps
Students ‘Think Like a Statistician’, Proceedings
of the 2006 International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning.
* (2006). Engaging the Intuition in Statistics to Motivate. Juried paper (also
presented at 50th national AP Conference) published on Advanced Placement Statistics
Course Home Page at College
Board AP Central.
* L. Lesser & S. Blake
(2006). Mathematical Power: Exploring
Critical Pedagogy in Mathematics and Statistics. Chapter in C. Rossatto, R.L. Allen, M. Pruyn (Eds.) Re-inventing
Critical Pedagogy: Widening the Circle of Anti-Oppression Education,
pp.159-173.
* S. Blake
& L. Lesser (2006). Exploring
the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and
Middle School Students’ Performance on a High-Stakes Mathematics Test.
In Alatorre, S., Cortina, J.L., Sáiz,
M. and Méndez, A. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th
annual meeting of the North American Chapter of
the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education,
Mérida, México: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Vol. 2, pp. 655-656.
* L. Lesser & M. Tchoshanov (2006). Evidence-Based Professional Development Partnership with Middle
Schools to Improve Student Test Achievement.
In Alatorre, S., Cortina, J.L., Sáiz,
M. and Méndez, A. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th
annual meeting of the North American Chapter of
the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education,
Mérida, México: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Vol. 2, pp. 208-209.
* L. Lesser & M. Tchoshanov (2006). Selecting Representations. Texas
Mathematics Teacher, 53(2),
20-26. www.tenet.edu/tctm/members.html
*
(2005). The Effect of
Representation and Representational Sequence on Students’ Understanding,
research report (co-author: M.
Tchoshanov). In G. M. Lloyd, M.R.
Wilson, J.L.M. Wilkins, & S.L. Behm (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group
for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. [proceedings at http://convention2.allacademic.com/index.php?cmd=pmena_guest
and on CD-ROM]
* (2005). Illumination
through Representation: An Exploration Across the
Grades. Statistics
Teacher Network, No. 66, pp. 3-5.
* (2005). “Theory and Practice” columns in [Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators] Connections: “Bridging the Potential Divide Between Theory and Practice” (15(1),
pp. 10-11) and “Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching” (14(2), pp. 8-9).
* (2005). Getting
Students to Engage Conceptions as well as Content!, Proceedings
of the 4th Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning.
* (2005) Letter
to the Editor [Reply to P.T. von Hippel’s
“Mean,
Median, and Skew: Correcting a Textbook Rule”, JSE, 13(2)]. Journal
of Statistics Education, 13(3), http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v13n3/lesser_letter.html.
* (2005; initial airing dates
of 4 different scripts on March 14, April 19, May 18, June 7). Mathematics
outreach radio scripts (http://museum.utep.edu/archive/math/indexmath.htm)
I wrote for the Centennial Museum’s
Desert Diary program
on KTEP 88.5 FM.
* L. Lesser & E.
Nordenhaug (2004). Ethical
Statistics and Statistical Ethics: Making an Interdisciplinary Module, Journal of Statistics Education, 12(3);
14,500-word article published by the American Statistical Association on the
world-wide web at: http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v12n3/lesser.html.
[the first juried comprehensive article on
philosophical ethics and statistics education]
* (2004). Comment by Lesser
[on Wainer, H. and Brown, L.M. (2004), “Two
Statistical Paradoxes in the Interpretation of Group Differences: Illustrated
with Medical School Admission and Licensing Data”]. The American
Statistician, 58(4), 362.
* (2004). Slices of Pi: Rounding Up Ideas for Celebrating Pi
Day. Texas Mathematics
Teacher, 51(2), 6-11. www.tenet.edu/tctm/members.html
* (2004). Take a Chance by Exploring the Statistics in
Lotteries. Statistics Teacher Network [joint
publication of NCTM and ASA], No. 65, 6-7.
* (2003). A Whole Lotto Education! Texas Mathematics
Teacher, 50(2),
12-15. www.tenet.edu/tctm/members.html
* (2003). Letter to the Editor. [reply to
Martin, M. A. (2003), "'It’s
like...you know': The Use of Analogies and Heuristics in Teaching Introductory
Statistical Methods," JSE, 11(2)]. Journal of Statistics
Education, 11
(3). Published by the American Statistical Association at: http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v11n3/lesser_letter.html
* (2003). Letter to the Editor. [reply to H. H., Friedman, L. W., and Amoo,
T. (2002) "Using Humor
in the Introductory Statistics Course," JSE, 10(3)]. Journal of Statistics Education, 11
(1), http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v11n1/lesser_letter.html.
* (2002). Letter to the Editor. [lengthy followup to Sowey, E. R. (2001) "Striking
Demonstrations in Teaching Statistics", JSE, 9(1)].
Journal of
Statistics Education, 10
(1), http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v10n1/lesser_letter.html.
* (2002). Stat Song Sing-Along! STATS, 33, pp. 16-17.
* (2001). Musical
Means: Using Songs in Teaching Statistics, Teaching Statistics, 23(3),
81-85. [the first
juried comprehensive article on the use of song in the statistics classroom]
* (2001). Representations of
Reversal: An Exploration of Simpson's Paradox. In Albert A.
Cuoco and Frances R. Curcio (Eds.), The Roles of
Representation in School Mathematics, pp. 129-145 [chapter of the
juried annual NCTM yearbook].
* (2001). Enlightening the Black Box: Technology Motivating Mathematics. In Przemyslaw Bogacki, Earl D. Fife and Larry Husch
(Eds.), Electronic
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in
Collegiate Mathematics. Published by the Math
Archives at: http://archives.math.utk.edu/ICTCM/.
* (2001). Discussion of Jim Banning Presentation "Using
Photographs as Qualitative Data to Promote Organizational Change: An Interpretivist View". (second
author: K. Fahey). In K. Fahey, J. Richter, L. Lesser, D. Schnelker, and S. Omdal (Eds.), Transitions
in Qualitative Inquiry: Preparing for a New Century of Research: Proceedings of
1998-1999 Qualitative Research Seminar Series at
* (2000). Sum
of Songs: Making Mathematics Less Monotone! Mathematics
Teacher, 93(5), 372-377. [also chosen as
the issue's article featured in Mathematics Teacher Online, where it was
published for 18 months; appears to be the first juried comprehensive article on the use of song in the
mathematics classroom]
* (2000). Reunion
of Broken Parts: Experiencing Diversity in Algebra. Mathematics
Teacher, 93(1), 62-67. [an "Algebra for All" article chosen
as the issue's "Discuss with Your Colleagues" article; it did indeed
generate discussion, ranging from letters in the Mathematics Teacher to
my appearance as the featured guest on show #123
of "Math
Medley", an hour-long talk-radio call-in show to a spin-off activity published in the Fall 2007 issue of
Teaching Tolerance (No. 32, p.15)
called Using
‘Objects’ to Object to Objectification.] Also, the entire article was selected for
republication in the 2008
NCTM book Getting into the mathematics conversation: valuing
communication in mathematics classrooms (edited by Portia C. Elliott and
Cynthia M. Elliott Garnett).
* (1999). Making the Black Box Transparent.
Mathematics Teacher,
92(9), 780-784.
* (1999). The 'Ys' and 'Why Nots'
of Line of Best Fit. Teaching Statistics, 21(2), 54-55.
* (1999). Investigating the Role of
Standards-Based Education in a Pre-Service Secondary Math Methods Course.
In Myra L. Powers and Nancy K. Hartley (Eds.), Promoting Excellence in
Teacher Preparation: Undergraduate Reforms in Mathematics and Science
[juried monograph for NSF-funded Rocky
Mountain Teacher Education Collaborative, also ERIC ED439089],
pp. 53-64.
* (1999). Exploring the Birthday Problem with Spreadsheets. Mathematics
Teacher, 92(5), 407-411.
* (1999). Technology, Standards and Statistics: Lessons
Learned from ETIP [Educational Technology Improvement Project]. In Gail Goodell (Ed.), Proceedings of
the Tenth Annual International Conference on
Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, pp. 260-262.
* (1998). Technology-Rich
Standards-Based Statistics: Improving Introductory Statistics at the College
Level. Technological Horizons in
Education Journal, 25(7),
54-57.
* R. Mayes
& L. Lesser (1998). ACT in
Algebra: Applications, Concepts and Technology in Learning Algebra (Preliminary
ed.) [college algebra
textbook].
* (1998). Countering Indifference Using Counterintuitive Examples. Teaching Statistics, 20(1), 10-12. [article
later selected by the editors for Getting the Best from
Teaching Statistics, a collection of the best articles from volumes
15-21; article also independently selected for translation into Italian for
1998 publication in the journal INDUZIONI demografia
probabilità statistica a scuola: “Impiegare esempi controintuitivi per contrastare il disinteresse”, N. 16,
pp. 87-92.]
* (1998). Richard Von Mises. In Donald R. Franceschetti (Ed.), Biographical
Encyclopedia of Mathematicians, pp. 371-374.
* (1997). Exploring Lotteries with Excel.
Spreadsheet
User, 4(2),
4-7.
My (about 50) presentations at
national/international conferences include the International Conference on
Teaching Statistics, the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics, International Conference on Technology
in Collegiate Mathematics, National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematical
Association of America (winter & summer meetings), North American
chapter of the International Group for the Psychology
of Mathematics Education, Association
for Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Joint Statistical
Meetings (American Statistical Association),
International Conference
on Education, Labor & Emancipation, Conference on Math Education and
Social Justice, Lineae Terrarum: International
Borders Conference, Association of
Mathematics Teacher Educators, National
Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Working Class/Poverty Class
Academics Conference, the Sun
Conference on Teaching and Learning, the Advanced Placement Conference, Research Council on Mathematics Learning,
and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Presession. The
most exotic place I’ve presented was probably
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