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人兽性交 University Associate Professor of Mathematics Dr. Matt Davis uses a mastery learning approach to teaching his first-year students, helping them build their confidence and advance their understanding of this vital subject.

鈥淲ith a mastery learning approach, the idea is to focus on a set of standard mathematical skills and problem-solving abilities that students need to acquire by the end of a course,鈥� Dr. Davis explains. 鈥淎s long as a student can demonstrate that they have mastered the skill, they are not penalized in their grading for how long it takes them to learn the concepts while they work through a 鈥榩roductive struggling鈥� process.鈥�

According to Dr. Davis, more traditional approaches to teaching mathematics typically rely on averaging together every homework, quiz, and test taken sequentially throughout the course. This approach can be discouraging for students who learn mathematical skills at their own pace.

鈥淭he mastery learning approach builds students鈥� confidence,鈥� said Dr. Davis. 鈥淭he testing stakes and student anxiety are lowered because they always have the option to redo, retake, and try again. An important part of my job is combatting their perceptions that they are either a 鈥榤ath person鈥� or 鈥榥ot a math person鈥� 鈥� they simply need to work at it to get better at it. The mastery learning approach also helps students develop their ability to identify areas where they need to improve, which is a skill that translates to all of their learning at 人兽性交 and beyond.鈥�

Outside of the classroom, Dr. Davis enjoys connecting with students in shared areas of interest. He assists with the broadcasts for the University鈥檚 esports teams, commentating on the League of Legends games, and is a faculty member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He has also sung with the campus choirs and performed with the Zanesville Community Theatre.

Dr. Davis joined the 人兽性交 faculty in 2012 and is a past chair of the University鈥檚 Mathematics and Computer Science Department.