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Publication Date: 2019
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Student Interactions with Prerequisite Knowledge Tools: How Students' Daily-Usage Patterns Can Inform Pedagogy in Calculus I
Folkestad, James; Pilgrim, Mary E.; Sencindiver, Ben; Harindranathan, Priya
Journal of Educational Technology, v16 n2 p14-34 Jul-Sep 2019
Many factors play a role in a students' learning experience, but students' course interaction behaviors are particularly important toward fostering success. Instructors build learning tools (such as videos, online quizzes, etc.) that provide students with the opportunity to extend their learning outside the classroom. These tools require students to self-regulate their learning behaviors, taking initiative to incorporate them into their study routine. However, measuring how students actually use the tools is a challenge. In this paper, online tools were designed around Precalculus content and tested in the first two weeks of a introductory calculus course. Our intent was to identify students who may or may not be engaged in behaviors associated with self-regulation by collecting data on student interaction with online tools. If at-risk students could be identified early in a semester, then it might be possible to intervene in order to change engagement and behaviors. Data was partitioned into behavior-based clusters and interpreted based on course outcomes. This paper discuss about the cluster-based findings in relation to student performance measures and student self-assessments of self-efficacy for learning and performance in the course. This paper concludes with a discussion of how findings may inform pedagogical choices and future study.
Descriptors: Calculus, Educational Technology, Introductory Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Student Behavior, Learning Analytics, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Self Efficacy, Learning Processes, Computer Uses in Education, College Mathematics, College Students, Learning Strategies, Questionnaires
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