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OShaughnessy, J. – PRIMUS, 2019
This paper investigates the advantages of using a two-step homework system. First, technology is used to collect and grade traditional homework. Then, students are expected to present and explain problems from their assignments in class. Several versions of implementation are discussed for different course levels and sizes. Through these methods,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Homework, Educational Technology
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Kindle, Jennifer; Gentimis, Thanos – PRIMUS, 2018
At Florida Polytechnic University, a STEM University founded in 2014, Calculus I is the first mathematics course required by students in every major. In order to ensure students received the support necessary for Calculus I, an online Primer course was developed. The course, which is housed in the online platform CANVAS, targets specific topics…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Calculus, Undergraduate Students, Educational Technology
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Halcrow, Cheryl; Dunnigan, Gerri – PRIMUS, 2012
This article describes a quantitative and qualitative assessment from a study done on the possible effectiveness of including an online homework component in first-semester calculus. Two instructors, each teaching two sections of Calculus I, agreed to treat one of their sections as an experimental group and the other as a control group. Students…
Descriptors: Homework, Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Cox, Teodora B.; Singer, Stacy L. – Mathematics Teacher, 2011
Technology impacts students' learning experiences. The increased use of calculators, computer algebra systems, and computer-based and Web-based assessments opens up new opportunities and challenges for teaching and learning mathematics. Students' lives are becoming busier, and they have less time to dedicate to homework outside the classroom.…
Descriptors: Homework, Delivery Systems, Student Attitudes, Calculus
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Lockshin, Jeffrey; Zamkov, Oleg – Policy Futures in Education, 2009
A significant amount of attention has been given to the predictors of academic achievement in higher education. However, the vast majority of articles have centred on entrance criteria and the learning approaches or personal habits of students. Investigations into how achievement depends on student efforts, being almost invariably based on…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Assignments, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
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Roth, Vicki; Ivanchenko, Volodymyr; Record, Nicholas – Computers & Education, 2008
As the use of web-based homework delivery and checking systems expands, we have greater need to evaluate how students engage with these systems and how changes in the systems influence student behavior. Reported here is the assessment of WeBWorK, an open-source web-based homework program used largely in postsecondary math and science courses, with…
Descriptors: Calculus, Error Correction, Homework, Student Reaction