Erna Beth Yackel | |
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![]() Erna Beth Yackel, from a 1983 newspaper | |
Born | Erna Beth Seecamp February 13, 1939 |
Died | September 1, 2022 | (aged 83)
Occupation(s) | 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.
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]
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. [5] She spoke at international conferences in her field. In 1992, she received the Golden Hawk Award from Dickinson State University. [3] In 2005, she received a Distinguished Education Alumni Award from Purdue University. [5]
Yackel published over 100 articles and book chapters in mathematics education, often on the subject of "sociomathematical norms", a concept she helped to develop. [5] [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, [11] [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]
Erna Beth married fellow academic James Yackel in 1960, while they were both graduate students in Minneapolis. [2] [24] They had three children, including attorney Juliet Yackel, [25] computer science professor Jonathan Yackel, and Carolyn Yackel, a noted mathematician. [26] [27]
She died at her home in Dyer, Indiana on September 1, 2022, at the age of 83. [5]
Erna Beth Yackel | |
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![]() Erna Beth Yackel, from a 1983 newspaper | |
Born | Erna Beth Seecamp February 13, 1939 |
Died | September 1, 2022 | (aged 83)
Occupation(s) | 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.
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]
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. [5] She spoke at international conferences in her field. In 1992, she received the Golden Hawk Award from Dickinson State University. [3] In 2005, she received a Distinguished Education Alumni Award from Purdue University. [5]
Yackel published over 100 articles and book chapters in mathematics education, often on the subject of "sociomathematical norms", a concept she helped to develop. [5] [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, [11] [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]
Erna Beth married fellow academic James Yackel in 1960, while they were both graduate students in Minneapolis. [2] [24] They had three children, including attorney Juliet Yackel, [25] computer science professor Jonathan Yackel, and Carolyn Yackel, a noted mathematician. [26] [27]
She died at her home in Dyer, Indiana on September 1, 2022, at the age of 83. [5]