Designing and Evaluating an Online Course to Support Transition to University Mathematics

Autor/inn/en	Kinnear, George; Wood, Anna K.; Gratwick, Richard
Titel	Designing and Evaluating an Online Course to Support Transition to University Mathematics
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 53 (2022) 1, S.11-34 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kinnear, George) ORCID (Wood, Anna K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-739X
DOI	10.1080/0020739X.2021.1962554
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Mathematics Instruction; College Mathematics; Online Courses; Technology Uses in Education; College Freshmen; Readiness; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Algebra; Calculus; College Readiness; Program Development; Program Implementation; Program Effectiveness; Mathematics Achievement; United Kingdom (Edinburgh) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Studienanfänger; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Programmplanung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz
Abstract	We describe the design and evaluation of an innovative course for beginning undergraduate mathematics students. The course is delivered almost entirely online, making extensive use of computer-aided assessment to provide students with practice problems. We outline various ideas from education research that informed the design of the course, and describe how these are put into practice. We present quantitative evaluation of the impact on students' subsequent performance (N = 1401), as well as qualitative analysis of interviews with a sample of 14 students who took the course. We find evidence that the course has helped to reduce an attainment gap among incoming students, and suggest that the design ideas could be applied more widely to other courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01