A Gamified Online System to Aid in Math Lessons of Junior and Middle High Students

Author

Toda, Armando M. ; Santos do Carmo, Roberto ; Mesquita, Marcell A. A. ; Da Silva, Ana Lucia ; Brancher, Jacques D.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Comput., Univ. Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

fYear

2014

fDate

11-13 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

616

Lastpage

621

Abstract

This paper describes the project of an online platform to aid Brazilian students, of junior and middle high, in Math lessons and also training for Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemáticadas Escolas Públicas (OBMEP). The system allows the learners to solve random generated problems divided in three main themes, that are also covered by OBMEP, which are: Arithmetic, Geometry and Combinatorial. It is also programmed to give points and achievements according to the student progress. The system aims to make the students solve a certain number of problems in order to understand the algorithms and logic behind them. Those problems were chosen and classified with the aid of math teachers. This selection process consists in analyzing certain properties, which are described below. This system is also implemented with gamification concepts to engage students in the problem-solving activities.

Keywords

arithmetic; combinatorial mathematics; computer based training; computer games; geometry; mathematics computing; Brazilian students; OBMEP; Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemáticadas Escolas Públicas; arithmetic; combinatorial; gamified online system; geometry; math lessons; problem-solving activities; selection process; training; Databases; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Games; Geometry; Social network services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer and Information Technology (CIT), 2014 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Xi´an

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIT.2014.129

Filename

6984721