2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A research on development and long-term evaluation of e-learning materials for promoting students' understanding of mathematical concepts
| Project/Area Number |
21500882
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Science education
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| Research Institution | Osaka Prefecture University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWAZOE Mitsuru 大阪府立大学, 高等教育推進機構, 教授 (10295735)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKAMOTO Masahiko 大阪府立大学, 人間社会学部, 教授 (40254445)
TAKAHASHI Tetsuya 大阪府立大学, 高等教育推進機構, 教授 (20212011)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | ｅラーニング / 数学教育 / 高等教育 |
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| Research Abstract |
We analyzed students' errors in understanding mathematical concepts in linear algebra and developed e-learning materials to promote students' understanding of mathematical concepts in linear algebra. The result of a long-term evaluation showed that the materials promoted students' conceptual understanding of Gaussian elimination for solving systems of linear equations. On the other hand, students' understanding of basis and dimension of formal vector spaces was not promoted. The qualitative analysis of students' answers indicated that for promoting students' understanding of formal vector spaces, it is important to develop students' mental representations on geometrical vectors and sets.
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