Teaching mathematics online with STACK

Abstract: At the University of Edinburgh, we have been increasing our use of the STACK computer-aided assessment system to provide practice and homework for students. I will give an overview of the features of STACK, and describe different ways it is being used across all years of our programme. In particular, I will show how STACK was a key part of the design of a new optional course for incoming students, "Fundamentals of Algebra and Calculus", which covers key topics from Advanced Higher and A-Level syllabuses. The course is delivered almost entirely online, as a series of STACK quizzes which interleave textbook-style exposition with videos of worked examples, interactive applets, and practice questions. I will describe how ideas from education research and cognitive science (such as spacing and retrieval practice) informed the course design, from its overall structure to the content of individual questions. I will also show some results from our evaluation of the course, including measures of the students' learning gains.

mathematics educationhistory and overview

Audience: researchers in the topic

MESS (Mathematics Essex Seminar Series)

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