On automatic assessment and conceptual understanding

Antti Rasila; Jarmo Malinen; Hannu Tiitu

doi:10.1093/teamat/hrv013

On automatic assessment and conceptual understanding

Antti Rasila^*, Jarmo Malinen, Hannu Tiitu

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We consider two complementary aspects ofmathematical skills, i.e. procedural fluency and conceptual understanding, from a point of view that is related to modern e-learning environments and computer-based assessment. Pedagogical background of teaching mathematics is discussed, and it is proposed that the traditional book medium has determined much of its historical development, including the classical style of presenting mathematical knowledge. Information technology is likely to be an emerging game changer in learning and teaching ofmathematics, andwe argue that the potential of e-learning platforms extends beyond simple drill exercises to complex problems (having several 'right' solutions) that are expected to improve conceptual understanding. We discuss these ideas referring to experiences and observations froma STACK-based automatic assessment system at Aalto University since 2006. The article is concluded by visions for the future development involving, e.g. learning analytics based on students'answer data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-159
Number of pages	11
Journal	Teaching Mathematics and its Applications
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrv013
State	Published - 1 Sep 2015
Externally published	Yes

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