Erna Beth Yackel Explained

Erna Beth Yackel
Birth Name:Erna Beth Seecamp
Birth Date:13 February 1939
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon
Death Place:Dyer, Indiana
Occupation:College professor, math educator
Children:3, including Carolyn Yackel

Erna Beth Seecamp Yackel (February 13, 1939 – September 1, 2022) was an American college professor and math educator. She was a member of the faculty at Purdue University Northwest from 1984 to 2004.

Early life and education

Erna Beth was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Carsten Herman Seecamp and Ida Julia Zepik Seecamp.[1] [2] Both of her parents were from Canada; her father was a clergyman born in Germany, and the family lived in various rural places in Canada during her childhood. She earned a bachelor's degree at Dickinson State University in 1957, at age 18,[3] and a master's degree in mathematics at the University of Minnesota at age 21.[4] She later completed doctoral studies in mathematics education at Purdue University in 1984.[5] Her dissertation was titled "Characteristics of Problem Representation Indicative of Understanding in Mathematics Problem Solving".[6]

Career

Yackel taught statistics at Purdue while she was working on her doctorate, and for several years co-taught "Overcoming Math Anxiety", a noncredit class.[7] [8] [9] She was a member of the faculty at Purdue University Northwest from 1984 until she retired in 2004. Early in her career, she won a Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. She spoke at international conferences in her field. In 1992, she received the Golden Hawk Award from Dickinson State University. In 2005, she received a Distinguished Education Alumni Award from Purdue University.

Publications

Yackel published over 100 articles and book chapters in mathematics education, often on the subject of "sociomathematical norms", a concept she helped to develop.[10] She also co-wrote a textbook on math education.[11] Her work was published in scholarly journals including American Educational Research Journal,[12] Journal for Research in Mathematics Education,[13] [14] Educational Studies in Mathematics,[15] Educational Psychologist,[16] The Journal of Mathematical Behavior,[17] The Arithmetic Teacher,[18] and Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education.[19]

Personal life

Erna Beth married fellow academic James Yackel in 1960, while they were both graduate students in Minneapolis.[21] They had three children, including attorney Juliet Yackel,[22] computer science professor Jonathan Yackel, and Carolyn Yackel, a noted mathematician.[23] [24]

She died at her home in Dyer, Indiana on September 1, 2022, at the age of 83.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: September 7, 2022 . Obituaries: Erna Yackel . 2022-12-10 . Journal and Courier, via Legacy.com . en.
  2. News: 1960-08-23 . Seecamp, Yackel Vows Exchanged . 6 . The La Crosse Tribune . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: 1992-10-18 . DSU honors grads, volunteers . 42 . The Bismarck Tribune . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 2022-09-07 . Erna Yackel . A8 . The Times . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Condolences for the family of Dr. Erna Yackel . 2022-12-10 . Purdue University Northwest . en.
  6. Yackel, Erna Beth Seecamp (1984). Characteristics Of Problem Representation Indicative Of Understanding In Mathematics Problem Solving. PhD dissertation, Purdue University.
  7. News: Smith . Emily M. . 1983-11-10 . Coping with a fear of numbers . 35 . Journal and Courier . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Jensen . Laurie . 1981-08-13 . Purdue course will help combat math anxiety . 11 . Journal and Courier . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Ordovensky . Pat . 1985-09-10 . Course helps people scared by numbers . 21 . Lansing State Journal . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 2002-11-03 . Math classes stress explanation . 30 . The Indianapolis Star . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  11. Yackel . Erna . Cobb . Paul . 1996 . Sociomathematical Norms, Argumentation, and Autonomy in Mathematics . Journal for Research in Mathematics Education . 27 . 4 . 458–477 . 10.2307/749877 . 749877 . 0021-8251.
  12. Wood . Terry . Cobb . Paul . Yackel . Erna . September 1991 . Change in Teaching Mathematics: A Case Study . American Educational Research Journal . en . 28 . 3 . 587–616 . 10.3102/00028312028003587 . 145812129 . 0002-8312.
  13. Cobb . Paul . Wood . Terry . Yackel . Erna . Nicholls . John . Wheatley . Grayson . Trigatti . Beatriz . Perlwitz . Marcella . 1991 . Assessment of a Problem-Centered Second-Grade Mathematics Project . Journal for Research in Mathematics Education . 22 . 1 . 3–29 . 10.2307/749551 . 749551 . 0021-8251.
  14. Cobb . Paul . Yackel . Erna . Wood . Terry . 1992 . A Constructivist Alternative to the Representational View of Mind in Mathematics Education . Journal for Research in Mathematics Education . 23 . 1 . 2–33 . 10.2307/749161 . 749161 . 0021-8251.
  15. Cobb . Paul . Yackel . Erna . Wood . Terry . 1992 . Interaction and Learning in Mathematics Classroom Situations . Educational Studies in Mathematics . 23 . 1 . 99–122 . 10.1007/BF00302315 . 3482604 . 143841760 . 0013-1954.
  16. Cobb . Paul . Yackel . Erna . 1996-06-01 . Constructivist, emergent, and sociocultural perspectives in the context of developmental research . Educational Psychologist . en . 31 . 3–4 . 175–190 . 10.1080/00461520.1996.9653265 . 0046-1520.
  17. Yackel . Erna . Rasmussen . Chris . King . Karen . 2000-07-01 . Social and sociomathematical norms in an advanced undergraduate mathematics course . The Journal of Mathematical Behavior . en . 19 . 3 . 275–287 . 10.1016/S0732-3123(00)00051-1 . 0732-3123.
  18. Yackel . Erna . Cobb . Paul . Wood . Terry . Merkel . Graceann . Battista . Michael T. . 1990-12-01 . Research Into Practice: Experience, Problem Solving, and Discourse as Central Aspects of Constructivism . The Arithmetic Teacher . EN . 38 . 4 . 34–35 . 10.5951/AT.38.4.0034.
  19. Yackel . Erna . Underwood . Diana . Elias . Norma . December 2007 . Mathematical tasks designed to foster a reconceptualized view of early arithmetic . Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education . en . 10 . 4–6 . 351–367 . 10.1007/s10857-007-9044-x . 144396273 . 1386-4416.
  20. Book: Symbolizing and communicating in mathematics classrooms : perspectives on discourse, tools, and instructional design . 2000 . Lawrence Erlbaum Associates . Paul Cobb . Erna Yackel . Kay McClain . 0-585-31798-4 . Mahwah, N.J. . 45729289.
  21. News: 1960-01-17 . Erna Seecamp . 70 . Star Tribune . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  22. News: Personette . Jessica . 2003-08-04 . Juliet Yackel still defends Williams after 11 years . 38 . The Times . 2022-12-10 . Newspapers.com.
  23. Yackel . Carolyn . belcastro . sarah-marie . January 2022 . Journal for Mathematics and the Arts Call for Papers: Special Issue on the Mathematics of Fiber Arts . Journal of Humanistic Mathematics . 12 . 1 . 560–561 . 10.5642/jhummath.202201.43. free .
  24. Web site: Carolyn Yackel Faculty and Staff Mercer University . 2022-12-10 . College of Liberal Arts and Sciences . en-US.

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