Using Online Homework to Assist Research in Undergraduate
Mathematics Education
Nicole Engelke, West Virginia UniversityGulden Karakok, University of Northern Colorado
Aaron Wangberg, Winona State University
2012 MAA MathFest PanelAugust 3, 2012
Potential as a research tool …
• Free, Open Source• 25,000+ problems• Designed by
mathematicians– randomization– Answer Form and
Checkers– LaTeX, Graphs, Data
http://webwork.maa.org/
Assess Student Strengths and Weaknesses
Assess Student Strengths and Weaknesses
Post-Score
Course Grade
Potential as a research tool …Course Grade vs. Ability
.
Potential as a research tool …
Potential as a research tool …
Capture How they solve the problem
• Tons of Quantitative Information
• How about Qualitative Information?
Open Source!
Capture How they solve the problem
Study Clusters of Students
Assist with Classroom Research
• What are some characteristics of students’ understanding of concepts?
• What kind of “actions” students take when they know their answers are incorrect?
• How can these “actions” be improved towards understanding of the concepts using the technology in class and in the wild?
SIGMAA-RUME Conference2012: http://sigmaa.maa.org/rume/crume20122013: Denver, Colorado
Contact Information: Nicole Engelke, [email protected] Gulden Karakok, [email protected] Aaron Wangberg, [email protected]
RUME WeBWorK Working Group
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