Using e-assessment to promote engagement in engineering mathematics

Henderson, Karen; Gwynllyw, Rhys; Hooper, Alison P; Palipana, Aruna

Abstract

The number of engineering students at the University of the West of England has increased substantially over the last few years and this has in part led to challenges in the delivery and monitoring of students taking the Engineering Mathematics module. We have used e-Assessment in the form of weekly formative practice tests, summative tests spaced through the year and a January exam under controlled condition to promote engagement in the module. This approach has enabled us to efficiently identify students who were either struggling with the module or disengaging from it and so enabled us to get some such students back on track with the module in a timely manner.

• Conference Name: IMA International Conference on Barriers and Enablers to Learning Maths: Enhancing Learning and Teaching for All Learners
• Start Date: Jun 10, 2015
• End Date: Jun 12, 2015
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jul 14, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 4, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Conference Proceedings - IMA International Conference on Barriers and Enablers to Learning Maths: Enhancing Learning and Teaching for All Learners
• Keywords: e-assessment, feedback, engagement, engineering mathematics, DEWIS
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/833603
• Publisher URL: http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/barriers_and_enablers_to_learning_maths.cfm.html
• Additional Information: Additional Information : The conference paper is available here with the kind permission of IMA.; Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : IMA International Conference on Barriers and Enablers to Learning Maths: Enhancing Learning and Teaching for All Learners
• Contract Date: Mar 4, 2016