Use of WIRIS quizzes in an online calculus course
Calculus courses often present a large number of difficulties to undergraduate students of scientific studies, especially in engineering degrees. These difficulties are sometimes related to teaching and assessment strategies. In this paper, a teaching innovation experience is presented within the fr...
| Autores: | , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| Repositorio: | O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/93111 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10609/93111 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | continuous activity assessment tools instrumentos de evaluación cálculo en linea actividad continua instruments d'avaluació càlcul en línia activitat contínua Numerical calculations Càlculs numèrics Cálculos numéricos |
| Sumario: | Calculus courses often present a large number of difficulties to undergraduate students of scientific studies, especially in engineering degrees. These difficulties are sometimes related to teaching and assessment strategies. In this paper, a teaching innovation experience is presented within the framework of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. This teaching experience is focused on a continuous assessment through a systematic use of the so-called WIRIS quizzes. Academic outcomes are very positive from both quantitative and qualitative viewpoints. |
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