ERIC Number: EJ1195654
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Publication Date: 2018
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Investigating Bloom's Learning for Mastery in Mathematics with Online Assessment
Pelkola, Timo; Rasila, Antti; Sangwin, Christopher
Informatics in Education, v17 n2 p363-380 2018
In this paper we report a study in which we have developed a teaching cycle based closely on Bloom's Learning for Mastery (LFM). The teaching cycle ameliorates some of the practical problems with LFM by making use of the STACK online assessment system to provide automated assessment and feedback to students. We report a clinical trial of this teaching cycle with groups of university level engineering students. Our results are modest, but positive: performance on the exercises predicted mastery according to the formative tests to a small extent. Students also report being supportive of the use of the new teaching cycle.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Mastery Learning, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Academic Achievement, Engineering Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics
Vilnius University Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Akademjos str. 4, Vilnius LT 08663 Lithuania. Tel: +37-5-21-09300; Fax: +37-5-27-29209; e-mail: info@mii.vu.lt; Web site: https://www.mii.lt/informatics_in_education/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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