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RESEARCH PAPER
Integrating Online Diagnostic Tests in a First Year Engineering Class
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Durban University of Technology, SOUTH AFRICA
Publication date: 2020-07-07
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2020;16(10):em1881
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The narrative permeating higher education institutions globally is the assimilation of advancing
information and communications technology into mainstream Mathematics Education. In this
paper we report on a mixed mode case study which explored possible mathematical gaps that
created barrier/s when engineering students (n=162) worked with the online diagnostic tests.
These engineering students were provided with online tasks on the learner management system
(LMS) on factorization, fractions and logarithms. The study was carried out at a University of
Technology in South Africa. The data collected from the LMS and written responses of students
to quizzes were analysed. Findings emanating from the data analysis indicated that 1) all
diagnostic tests logged positive increase in group averages, 2) greater repetition by students
invoked better procedural proficiency and 3) better understanding of the basic mathematics leads
to greater success in higher mathematics.
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