Authors:
Alice Barana
1
;
Marina Marchisio
1
and
Raffaella Miori
2
Affiliations:
1
Department of Mathematics, University of Turin, Via Carlo Alberto 10, 10123 Torino and Italy
;
2
IIS “Eugenio Bona” di Biella, Via Antonio Gramsci 22, 13900 Biella and Italy
Keyword(s):
Automatic Formative Assessment, Basic Mathematical Competence, Constructivist Learning Environment, Learning Design, Problem Solving, Virtual Learning Environment.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Blended Learning
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
e-Learning
;
Instructional Design
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
Abstract:
In the transition from lower to upper secondary education, Italian students are expected to have achieved a level of competence which allows them to use knowledge and abilities to model and to understand scientific and technical disciplines. Gaps or misunderstandings in basic knowledge can hinder the effort of students who attend technical high schools, where the core subjects are based on Mathematics. This paper deals with the design of a project conceived to strengthen mathematical competences of students attending the first year of a technical upper secondary school through an online course named “MATE-BOOSTER”. The online activities on the web-based platform have been developed using didactic methodologies founded on constructivist assumptions, as problem posing and problem solving, collaborative learning, learning by doing, automatic and adaptive formative assessment. In this work the process of design of MATE-BOOSTER is shown, the methodologies chosen are discussed, and the onl
ine activities are analysed from a constructivist perspective.
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