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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 11
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Using "WeBWorK," a Web-Based Homework Delivery and Grading System, to Help Prepare Students for Active Learning
Lucas, Adam R.
PRIMUS, v22 n2 p97-107 2012
"WeBWorK," an online homework system, can be be used to deliver daily reading questions to students. The author studied its use for this purpose with a lower division Introduction to Programming course and an upper division Probability and Statistics course. In the lower division course, "WeBWorK" significantly improved peer instruction performance, and resulted in students spending on average 45% more time on reading their textbook. In the upper division course, "WeBWorK" had no effect. We discuss and conjecture explanations. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Homework, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Grading, Probability, Handheld Devices, Programming, Higher Education, Internet, Distance Education, Textbooks, College Mathematics, Educational Technology
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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