Title :
Web-based homework systems: The sky is the limit
Author_Institution :
Math. Educ. & Inf. Sci. Div., Emirates Coll. for Adv. Educ., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
Motivating students to learn mathematical concepts and assessing their performance and understanding in an adequate and timely manner are constant concerns for instructors of mathematics. Web-based systems provide an important, flexible instructional tool that can be used for any kind of learning at any time. Our goal here is to introduce and discuss two of the main web-based homework systems available today for mathematics courses Web Assign and MyMathLab.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; human factors; mathematics computing; MyMathLab; Web Assign; Web-based homework systems; Web-based systems; flexible instructional tool; mathematical concept learning; mathematics courses; student motivation; Algebra; Educational institutions; Internet; Materials; Physics; Homework; Mathematics; MyMathLab; Web-Based Terns; WebAssign;
Conference_Titel :
Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
DOI :
10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009224
