Calculus Courses' Assessment Data

Autor/in	Pauna, Matti
Titel	Calculus Courses' Assessment Data
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning Analytics, 4 (2017) 2, S.12-21 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1929-7750
Schlagwörter	Calculus; Mathematics Instruction; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Assisted Testing; Peer Evaluation; Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; College Mathematics; Florida; Finland (Helsinki) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	In this paper we describe computer-aided assessment methods used in online Calculus courses and the data they produce. The online learning environment collects a lot of time-stamped data about every action a student makes. Assessment data can be harnessed into use as a feedback, predictor, and recommendation facility for students and instructors. We also describe late professor Mika Seppälä's seminal work at the University of Helsinki to develop online materials and tools for learning mathematics since 2001. He also utilized these methods in Calculus teaching at Florida State University. The open online course "Single Variable Calculus" was held in Helsinki in 2004. This intensive work evolved into a complete online English Calculus curriculum starting from the Fall 2013 and soon recognized as an alternative route for taking traditional university Calculus courses in Helsinki. Automatic assessment systems of mathematical competencies, such as STACK and WeBWorK, can take a student's answer as a mathematical object, e.g. a function or an equation, and check whether it satisfies the requirements set for a correct answer as well as give immediate and meaningful feedback. That is a powerful tool especially for formative assessment: log data shows that many students prefer to start with quizzes and when necessary, consult lecturing materials. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01