Professor
Office: Katharine Reed Cudahy Hall,
Room 326
Phone: (414) 288-5299
E-mail: john.moyer{at}
marquette{dot}edu
Classes typically taught:
- Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
- The Teaching of Mathematics
- Seminar in Mathematics Education: Curriculum and Readings
- Calculus
Research interests:
- Development of Algebraic Thinking; Curriculum Effectiveness
- NSF-funded research project: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Effects of Curriculum on Algebraic Learning (LieCal), 2004-2009
Selected publications:
- Cai, Jinfa, Moyer, John C., Wang, Ning, Hwang, Stephen, Nie, Bikai, Garber, Tammy. Mathematical Problem Posing as a Measure of Curricular Effect on Students’ Learning. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2012.
- Cai, J., Nie, B., & Moyer, J. (2010). The teaching of equation solving: Approaches in Standards-based and traditional curricula in the United States. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 5(3), 170-186.
- Nie, B., Cai, J., & Moyer, J. C. (2009). How a Standards-Based mathematics curriculum differs from a traditional curriculum: With a focus on intended treatments of the ideas of variable. Zentralblatt fuer Didaktik der Mathematik (ZDM–International Journal on Mathematics Education), 41(6), 777-792.
- Moyer, J. C., Cai, J., & Laughlin, C. (2009). High quality coaching using the LieCal observation instrument. Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, 11(1), 12-20.
- Reprint of Using student work as a lens on algebraic thinking. (with Mark Driscoll). In J. M. Bay-Williams & K. Karp (Eds.), Growing professionally: Readings from NCTM publications for Grades K-8 (pp. 26-32). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2008.
Summer 2013 Research Experience
