Research Interests
Mathematics Education is my passion, and I love exploring students' understanding of mathematical concepts, as well as how educators might better facilitate students' learning of challenging mathematical ideas. I am particularly interested in:
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Undergraduate Mathematics Education
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Student Understanding of Linear Algebra Concepts (e.g., Eigentheory, Norms and Normalization)
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Interdisciplinary Education Research in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Kevin L. Watson
Mathematics Graduate Student
Virginia Tech
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407H McBryde Hall
Department of Mathematics Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0123
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
CURRICULUM VITAE
VIRGINIA TECH
Studied Mathematics Education, Numerical Analysis, and Real Analysis.
Advisor: Megan Wawro
2015-2017
Master's Degree in Mathematics
2013-2015
Master's Degree in Mathematics Education
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Thesis: Examining the Effects of College Algebra on Students' Mathematical Dispositions
Advisor: Steven R. Williams
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Mathematics Teacher Certification Program.
Selected to participate in a Full-Year Internship at Centennial Middle School in Provo, UT instead of student teaching. Taught 6 classes of 7th and 8th grade math.
2007-2013
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics Education
2017-Present
Doctoral Candidate in Mathematics
Poster Presentation, Watson, K. L. (2017, July). Quantum mechanics students’ understanding of mathematical norms and normalization. Poster presented at the 2017 Physics Education Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
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Poster Presentation, Watson, K. L. (2017, July). Framework for students’ understanding of mathematical norms and normalization. Poster presented at the 2017 Transforming Research in Undergraduate STEM Education (TRUSE) Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Paper Presentation, Watson, K., Wawro, M., Zandieh, M., & Kerrigan, S. (2017). Knowledge about student understanding of eigentheory: Information gained from multiple choice extended assessment. In A. Weinberg, C. Rasmussen, J. Rabin, M. Wawro, and S. Brown (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. 311-325), San Diego, CA.
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Paper Presentation, Wawro, M., Watson, K., & Christensen, W. (2017). Meta-representational competence with linear algebra in quantum mechanics. In A. Weinberg, C. Rasmussen, J. Rabin, M. Wawro, and S. Brown (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. 326-337), San Diego, CA.
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Paper Presentation, Wawro, M., Watson, K., & Christensen, W. (2017, February). Meta-representational competence with linear algebra in quantum mechanics. Paper presented at the 10th Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education, Dublin, Ireland.
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Poster Presentation, Wawro, M., Watson, K. (2017, January). CAREER: An interdisciplinary study of learning: student understanding of linear algebra in physics (Project LinAl-P). Poster presented at the 2017 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America, Atlanta, GA.
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Poster Presentation, Wawro, M., Watson, K., & Zandieh, M. (2016, February). Assessing students’ understanding of eigenvectors and eigenvalues in linear algebra. Poster presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Paper Presentation, Watson, K. L. & Jones, S. R. (2015, February). Adding explanatory power to descriptive power: Combining Zandieh’s derivative framework with analogical reasoning. In T. Fukawa-Connelly, T., N. Engelke Infante, K. Keene, and M. Zandieh (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, (pp. 1056-1062), Pittsburgh, PA.
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