Introduction

We present learning tools and materials for mathematics education developed in the WebALT and JEM projects. Our approach addresses the problem of motivating students to learn and support individual learning styles, online education. Also the tools aid teachers work load since the system keeps track of students’ progress. Main part of the materials consists of mathematics exercises that can be automatically graded. The numerical parameters in a question are randomized so that each student gets a different version of the question each time the question is displayed. This is beneficial in testing and practicing. In practice mode the stepwise solutions of the problems are displayed and some questions have links to recorded presentation which explain the methods for solving a particular type of problem. Our user studies have shown that students like and benefit from the solutions. Students’ grades and responses are collected in a grade book which the student and teacher can view later.

Session

We first give an overview of the system and show its functionality. We also present some example learning materials. The participants can then try the system by themselves, e.g. answering to questions, displaying feedback and how the grade book works.

Duration: 2hours

Target audience

The training session is aimed for anybody interested in using technology in mathematics education, for example for students aiming to become mathematics teachers and mathematics teachers in secondary and college levels. The training session will be interesting also to educators in other fields of science and technology.