scholarly journals Comparing Teaching Methods of Mathematics at University Level

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Voskoglou
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Mathematical Discourse ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Classroom Experiment ◽  
University Level

According to the views of social constructivism, learning takes place when individuals engage socially to talk about and act on shared problems or interests. In recent years, this approach has been very popular for the teaching and learning of mathematics in primary and secondary education. On the contrary, in tertiary education, it seems that most teachers still prefer the traditional way of delivering explicit mathematics instruction, sometimes combined with challenging questions and mathematical discourse with the students to promote conceptual understanding and critical analysis of the mathematical context. The paper at hand presents a classroom experiment comparing those two teaching methods at university level. The outcomes of the experiment were assessed and compared with the help of the Grade Point Average index to evaluate the student quality performance and by using grey numbers to evaluate their mean performance. Further empirical research is needed to obtain definitive results on the effectiveness of those two methods for teaching mathematics at university level.

scholarly journals Fuzzy Logic Models for Evaluating Student Understanding of Polar Coordinates

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Michael Gr. Voskoglou
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Polar Coordinates ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Classroom Experiment

In the paper at hands two assessment methods based on principles of Fuzzy Logic are applied for evaluating the student understanding of polar coordinates on the plane. The first of them utilizes triangular fuzzy numbers as assessment tools and focuses on student mean performance, while the second one adapts properly the Centre of Gravity defuzzification technique to measure the student quality performance. The connections and differences of these methods with the traditional assessment methods of calculating the mean values of the student scores and the Grade Point Average index respectively are also discussed and a classroom experiment performed in an earlier work is reused to illustrate the applicability of the above methods for the purposes of the present work.

scholarly journals Implementing Competence Orientation: Towards Constructively Aligned Education for Sustainable Development in University-Level Teaching-And-Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Wilhelm ◽  
Ruth Förster ◽  
Anne Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Change Agency ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
University Level ◽  
Didactic Planning ◽  
Competence Models

The call for integration of competences in tertiary education for sustainable development (ESD) has been heard. Helpful competence models for ESD are available but little exists about how to put them into practice. As illustrated in this article in an initial review of competence models for change agency, this is not easy because competences are fundamentally context-bound and generalized models make little sense. Faculty staff who wish to foster competences for SD therefore need help with contextualising and operationalising competences. They often lack the pedagogic-didactic understanding needed to implement competence orientation in their teaching, in an institutional context where knowledge transmission is traditionally rated higher than competence development. Using a reflective practitioner approach, this paper addresses the need for methodological guidance by introducing a heuristic procedure and a didactic planning tool from adult education that enable lecturers to establish coherent ESD teaching-and-learning environments and curricula: the tree of science model and constructive alignment. Two case studies show how these instruments can be used to increase coherence when operationalising competences for SD. The article concludes by outlining three factors that foster integration of competence orientation in ESD: pedagogic-didactic tools, professional development for ESD, and institutional change.

Constructivism and Educational Practice

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham D. Hendry
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods

The constructivist approach is seen to be useful notably in science, mathematics and tertiary education. An account of non-radical constructivism is advanced and applied to classroom teaching and learning, and teaching strategies derived from the application of constructivist principles are identified and evaluated. It is suggested that many traditional classrooms are places of over-control, and certain traditional teaching methods may actually hinder students' potential to procreate human knowledge. Constructivism represents a fundamental challenge to many aspects of educational praxis, and may change significantly the ways by which young people are mass educated.

BUILDING ACADEMIC STAFF CAPACITY TO SUPPORT ONLINE LEARNING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Greig Krull ◽  
Brenda Mallinson
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
Online Communication Tools

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa face the challenge of responding to the expanding demand for tertiary education while maintaining or enhancing the quality of their course offerings. This has led to some HEIs introducing interactive web technologies to support their distance teaching and learning practices. However, academic staff at these institutions may struggle to provide sufficient support to online learners in part due to inadequate staff capacity in terms of familiarity with and use of online communication tools. This paper reports the practical experiences of building academic staff capacity within three southern Africa institutions, in order to initiate skills development and introduce foundational concepts in support of engaging online learners. The design of the course material is discussed and the experiences of the facilitators and participants are examined.

scholarly journals A Note on Teaching and Learning Linear Algebra in Tribhuvan University

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-245
Author(s):  
Tulasi Prasad Nepal
Keyword(s):  
Linear Algebra ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Active Part ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Mathematical System ◽  
Traditional Lectures ◽  
Individual Opinion

The teaching of linear algebra has always been a challenge for teachers of mathematics, because it is extremely important that students become introduced into complex and abstract mathematical system of linear algebra and learn concepts which can be successfully applied later in other mathematical topics. It is necessary that teachers better understand how students learn, and recognize and allow that the appropriate content, methods and context could be different in different environments. As mathematicians, we are aware of the significant interconnections of different ideas and concepts, which is difficult to recognize and understand. We should not forget that understanding of these kinds of interconnections develops through active and hard exploration of mathematical topics through permanent discovering of new interconnections and relations. Thus, primary role of a teacher is to try to move students to take an active part during the class concerning important and difficult concepts, either through the form of individual opinion or through the form of group discussions. It is not easy to suggest teaching methods, especially in comparison to traditional lectures, which would be effective and would actively, engage students and generate stimulating learning.

scholarly journals The System Analysis in Language Teaching and Learning for Technical Students in Russia

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Sidorenko ◽  
Vladimir Yampolsky
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Technical Students ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
University Level ◽  
Personal Skills

Integration of the Russian system of engineering education into the global educational domain compelled Russian universities to enhance the importance of humanities in engineering programs with a special focus on foreign languages. However, it must be admitted that the system of language training in Russia at a university level comes up against serious problems of historical, economic or political backgrounds, for which reason there are processes in the system that hamper a solution of the tasks set before the university and the society. The solution requires strong and decisive initiatives capable to improve the situation with the language proficiency among the graduators. Therefore, there is a rapid need in essentially new approaches to teaching foreign languages attain the desired outcomes for engineers, which reflect not only subject-oriented knowledge but also personal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with an opponent or a partner. The need to identify barriers towards high-quality language courses at a university level motivated the authors to carry out a special research based on the methods that are typical to system analysis.

iMindMap as an innovative tool in teaching and learning accounting: an exploratory study

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Noor Hazlina Wan Jusoh ◽  
Suraya Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Course Content ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
Innovative Tool ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the use of iMindMap software as an interactive tool in the teaching and learning method and also to be able to consider iMindMap as an alternative instrument in achieving the ultimate learning outcome. Design/methodology/approach Out of 268 students of the management accounting at the University of Technology MARA (Terengganu), 97 students have participated in this survey to evaluate the effectiveness of iMindMap in teaching and learning. Findings Results indicate that the majority of the students acknowledged that iMindMap is more attractive than conventional teaching methods and found that iMindMap shows clearly how the points are all associated and linked together. Students could find that learning is an exciting experience and were able to visualize the whole course content remarkably via iMindMap. Originality/value This study presents an alternative instrument, which is innovative and interactive in teaching and learning, especially for accounting students where the students’ technology acceptance could also be viewed.

Factors Affecting the Achievement of Students in Economic Subject

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1330-1336
Author(s):  
Siti Hadijah Che Mat Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Economic Program ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level

There are various factors influencing a student’s academic achievement at any level, either primary, secondary or tertiary. These factors include attitudes, learning techniques, general interest in the subject matter, factors related to teacher, family or friends, previous achievements, teaching and learning environment and facilities, infrastructure, and teaching methods. This article explores factors affecting the achievement of student of a course offered in the economic program of universitiutaramalaysia. For this article, a total of 220 students who registered for macroeconomics course at universitiutaramalaysia were randomly selected to be the study sample. of the 220 responses, only 211 were analysed because some questionnaire forms was returned with incomplete information. these students consist of second, third and fourth year students. The study found that among the items in the lecturer preparation factor which came with high mean scores is the item "lecturer shows dedication in teaching". There is no denying that teaching and learning methods incorporating the latest technology and trends are desirable but the study shows that teaching using longstanding approach like using whiteboards is still preferable among students and gives the highest mean value of 7.44, which is a high level score. In terms of learning techniques, the study found that students are not consistent between the goals to achieve excellence with the appropriate effort taken by them. although they want to achieve high excellence in this subject but their efforts and actions are not inclined to that desire

scholarly journals Differential associations of neurobehavioral traits and cognitive ability to academic achievement in higher education

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Pluck
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Executive Dysfunction ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Strong Correlate ◽  
University Level ◽  
Current Psychological

BackgroundPeople vary between each other on several neurobehavioral traits, which may have implications for understanding academic achievement.MethodsUniversity-level Psychology or Engineering students were assessed for neurobehavioral traits, intelligence, and current psychological distress. Scores were compared with their grade point average (GPA) data.ResultsFactors associated with higher GPA differed markedly between groups. For Engineers, intelligence, but not neurobehavioral traits or psychological distress, was a strong correlate of grades. For Psychologists, grades were not correlated with intelligence but they were with the neurobehavioral traits of executive dysfunction, disinhibition, apathy, and positive schizotypy. However, only the latter two were associated independently of psychological distress. Additionally, higher mixed-handedness was associated with higher GPA in the combined sample.ConclusionsNeurological factors (i.e., neurobehavioral traits and intelligence), are differentially associated with university-level grades, depending on the major studied. However, mixed-handedness may prove to be a better general predictor of academic performance across disciplines.

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