Teaching tertiary mathematics to engineers is a worldwide issue. This paper discusses an evaluation of assessment methods with the goal of improving student learning in an engineering mathematics module. It tests the hypothesis that there can be a substantial impact on student learning by encouraging sufficient, relevant and productive out-of-class active learning activities.
A detailed description of these assessment processes is presented along with data to appraise their effectiveness with regard to enhancing student learning. This is discussed and it is shown that continuous active learning can successfully improve learning.
Affiliations:
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Keywords:
Engineering Mathematics
declining mathematical skills
Active learning
Motivation
content
teaching
learning
Assessment
Year:
2008
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