Utilizing Discussion Boards for Test Questions: Opportunities for Students' Mathematical Creativity and Uniqueness

Autor/inn/en	Savic, Miloš
Titel	Utilizing Discussion Boards for Test Questions: Opportunities for Students' Mathematical Creativity and Uniqueness
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 53 (2022) 3, S.656-661 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Savic, Miloš)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-739X
DOI	10.1080/0020739X.2021.1983657
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Activities; Mathematics Instruction; Creativity; Test Anxiety; Barriers; Pandemics; COVID-19; Computer Mediated Communication; Group Discussion; Test Items; Educational Benefits; Instructional Innovation; Calculus; Time Factors (Learning); Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Kreativität; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Computerkonferenz; Gruppendiskussion; Test content; Testaufgabe; Bildungsertrag; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Taking the challenges presented by shifting to online instruction mid-semester due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, I tried to utilize prompts on discussion boards as test questions. The prompts for these questions were to create a triple integral satisfying certain conditions, and when a person posted their integral, no one else could use the same function or bounds. What occurred was a dream to me as an educator -- I got to see students being creative, collaborative, and thoughtful, while I enjoyed grading and seeing their uniqueness shine. In this article, I detail the integral prompt and another recent prompt for vectors that led to a merger between my teaching beliefs and actions. I also share about the multiple benefits for instructors, including seeing mathematically clever solutions, and students, including reducing test anxiety and reverse-engineering mathematics problems. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01