Early Testing of e-Exams in Calculus at University Level

摘要

Having lectured on the MA-128 Calculus course (now MA-154 Mathematics I) at University of Agder in 2009, it was clear to me that I would make big changes in relation to how the course was presented. In 2009 I took over the course at short notice and did not have any time to change course arrangements from previous years. The earlier scheme was not bad but it was taught in the traditional way (board education, compulsory exercises and assignments). After working with eLearning for more than 10 years through a former project called parAbel (Aas, 2005), I wanted to use and exploit the advantage of PC-tools in the best possible way. I also have good experience in applying computer technology to my teaching. With the election of MyMathLab Global I have a tool that satisfies most requirements for eLearning. Here I can give students assignments, tests, quizzes and exams. Questions can be randomised, so that students can get a new question if they want to practise more. The test module allows me to give a test that immediately gives students feedback on their scores. I can allow them to take a test again and again with randomised questions, so they can improve their score. Student feedback indicates that this is motivational. Students can also get step-by-step help to solve problems. All in all, I have many opportunities to control the programme so that my students get what I think is best for them. In this paper I will describe the work performed in MyMathLab.