Publications
- Carlson, M. (1994). "A Successful Transition to a Calculator Integrated Precalculus Curriculum: Clues, Surveys & Trends": International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics Conference Proceedings; Addison-Wesley; pp. 77-85.
- Carlson, M. (1997). "Obstacles for College Algebra Students in Understanding Functions: What Do High Performing Students Really Know?"; AMATYC Review, Syracuse, New York; Volume 19, Number 1, pp. 48-59.
- Carlson, M. (1997). "The Development of an Instrument to Assess Students' Views About the Methods and Learnability of Mathematics". Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; ERIC Clearinghouse; Columbus, Ohio; Volume 2, pp. 395-403.
- Carlson, M. (1998). "A Cross-Sectional Investigation of the Development of the Function Concept"; Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education III, Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, Issues in Mathematics Education Volume 7; American Mathematical Society, pp. 114163.
- Carlson, M. (1998). "Notation and Language: Obstacles for Undergraduate Students' Concept Development". Psychology of Mathematics Education: North America, Conference Proceedings; ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education; Columbus, Ohio (to appear October, 1998).
- Carlson, M. (1998). "The Mathematical Behavior of Successful Mathematics Graduate Students: Influences Leading to Mathematical Success"; under review; 31 pages.
- Carlson, M.; Buskirk, T.; Halloun, I. (1998). "Assessing College Students' Views About Mathematics with the Views About Mathematics Survey"; under review; 30 pages.
- Carlson, M. (1999). "The Emergence of Students' Problem Solving Behavior: A Comparison of Two Populations of University Students", North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference Proceedings, 2, pp. 517-523.
- Carlson, M. (1999). "A Study of Second Semester Calculus Students' Notion of Covariation"; Psychology of Mathematics Education-International Proceedings; pp. 341.
- Carlson, M. (1999). "A Study of the Problem Solving Behaviors of Mathematicians: Metacognition and Mathematical Intimacy in Expert Problem Solvers", Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Volume 2, 137-144.
- Carlson, M.; Larsen, S; Lesh, D.; "Modeling Dynamic Events: A Study in Applying Covariational Reasoning Among High Performing University Students", Beyond Constructivism in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: A Models & Modeling Perspective. Lawrence Earlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ: (in press).
- Carlson, M.; Zandieh, M.; Bloom, I.; Sawada, D., “The Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Collaborative for Preservice Teacher Reform: Research Informs Practice”, Kluwer Academic Publishers (in press).
- Carlson, M.; Buskirk, T.; Halloun, I. "Assessing College Students' Views About Mathematics with the Views About Mathematics Survey"; under review.
- Carlson, M.; Jacobs, S.; Coe, E., Hsu, E. "Applying Covariational Reasoning While Modeling Dynamic Events: A Framework and a Study", under review.
- Oehrtman, M., Carlson, M., & Vasquez, J. (accepted). Attributes of content-focused professional learning communities that lead to meaningful reflection and collaboration among math and science teachers. In S. Mundry & K. Stiles (Eds.), National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Yearbook. Washington, DC: NSTA.
Minor Publications
- Carlson, M. (1988). "A Design and Implementation of a Mathematics Test Generator"; National Education Computing Conference Proceedings; International Council on Computers for Education; pp. 279-280; July, 1988 (refereed).
- Carlson, M. (1995). "A Longitudinal Investigation of the Development of the Function Concept"; Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society; American Mathematical Society (preliminary report); pp. 196-197 (refereed).
- Carlson, M. (1996). "What Do High Performing College Algebra Students Know About Functions?"; Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society; American Mathematical Society (preliminary report); 1 page abstract (refereed).
- Carlson, M. (1996). "Reform Efforts in Mathematics Result in New Curricula and Enhanced Faculty Cooperation"; Arizona Collaborative for the Preparation of Teachers, Volume 1.
- McGehee, J.; Monlina, D.; Carlson, M. (1997). "Undergraduate Mathematics for Elementary Teachers". Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education; Columbus, Ohio; Volume 2; pp. 512-514 (refereed short oral report).