Jennifer Christian Smith

My research interests encompass several areas of undergraduate mathematics education, including:

• Students' understanding of concepts in number theory and abstract algebra
• The construction and verification of proofs, the role of definition in students' mathematical thinking
• The impact of student-centered problem-based teaching at the undergraduate level

Other research interests include the mathematical development of secondary mathematics teachers, the role of content knowledge in teaching secondary mathematics, and problem-based mathematics teaching at the secondary level.

Current projects:

• An investigation of the development of students' understandings of proof in the context of a problem-based number theory course
• A case study of a mathematics professor learning to teach an undergraduate course using the “modified Moore method”
• A video study of an undergraduate course taught using the “modified Moore method by an experienced instructor.

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