Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit
The exploratory case study reported here used an action learning approach to examine the impact of online video on students studying a first year mathematics unit aimed at non-mathematics majors. After this intervention, the students completed a written questionnaire to determine their views on the...
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| description | The exploratory case study reported here used an action learning approach to examine the impact of online video on students studying a first year mathematics unit aimed at non-mathematics majors. After this intervention, the students completed a written questionnaire to determine their views on the impact of online video material on their understanding. Although most students were frequent users of online video only a proportion viewed the online video material. Two thirds of students who viewed the online video found it useful for visualising and understanding the practical applications of exponential function. The findings of this pilot study are encouraging and provide impetus to repeat the intervention, and develop online video material in other difficult areas of mathematics. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-407642021-01-28T05:41:07Z Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit Dawson, Vaille Van Loosen, Ian mathematical concepts visualisation Online video The exploratory case study reported here used an action learning approach to examine the impact of online video on students studying a first year mathematics unit aimed at non-mathematics majors. After this intervention, the students completed a written questionnaire to determine their views on the impact of online video material on their understanding. Although most students were frequent users of online video only a proportion viewed the online video material. Two thirds of students who viewed the online video found it useful for visualising and understanding the practical applications of exponential function. The findings of this pilot study are encouraging and provide impetus to repeat the intervention, and develop online video material in other difficult areas of mathematics. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40764 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7870 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | mathematical concepts visualisation Online video Dawson, Vaille Van Loosen, Ian Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit |
| title | Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit |
| title_full | Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit |
| title_fullStr | Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit |
| title_short | Use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit |
| title_sort | use of online video in a first year tertiary mathematics unit |
| topic | mathematical concepts visualisation Online video |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7870 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40764 |