Digital Learning Space to Improve the Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics of non-Mathematical Specialties Students

Mariia Astafieva, Oksana Hlushak, Oksana Lytvyn, Volodymyr Proshkin

2021

Abstract

The article considers the problem of improving the conceptual understanding of mathematics of non-mathematical specialties students by means of digital learning space. The results of a survey of students on the effectiveness of their mathematical training are presented. It is established that most often students use procedural rather than conceptual knowledge, which complicates the application of mathematical methods on practice. As a result of the analysis of the most common strategies for teaching mathematics, the author’s vision of teaching mathematics using digital tools is presented. Such teaching is aimed at forming students’ conceptual mathematical knowledge, which is harmoniously combined with procedural knowledge. A learning space has been developed to study the topic “Derivative”, where you can explore mathematical concepts and relationships between them, formulate hypotheses, experiment, ask questions, draw conclusions and discuss the results. One of the developed educational spaces is described, namely for studying the topic “Derivative”. In it, you can explore mathematical concepts and relationships between them, formulate hypotheses, experiment, ask questions, draw conclusions, and discuss the results obtained. Digital tools are built into the space, which allow to implement different types of educational activities of students (individual, group and frontal) and thus ensure the effectiveness of the formation of conceptual knowledge about the derivative. On the example of studying Lagrange’s theorem on finite increments and solving various applied mathematical problems, methods of forming a conceptual understanding of students’ mathematics are given.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Astafieva M., Hlushak O., Lytvyn O. and Proshkin V. (2021). Digital Learning Space to Improve the Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics of non-Mathematical Specialties Students. In Proceedings of the 2nd Myroslav I. Zhaldak Symposium on Advances in Educational Technology - Volume 1: AET; ISBN 978-989-758-662-0, SciTePress, pages 850-859. DOI: 10.5220/0012068400003431

in Bibtex Style

@conference{aet21,
author={Mariia Astafieva and Oksana Hlushak and Oksana Lytvyn and Volodymyr Proshkin},
title={Digital Learning Space to Improve the Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics of non-Mathematical Specialties Students},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd Myroslav I. Zhaldak Symposium on Advances in Educational Technology - Volume 1: AET},
year={2021},
pages={850-859},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012068400003431},
isbn={978-989-758-662-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd Myroslav I. Zhaldak Symposium on Advances in Educational Technology - Volume 1: AET
TI - Digital Learning Space to Improve the Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics of non-Mathematical Specialties Students
SN - 978-989-758-662-0
AU - Astafieva M.
AU - Hlushak O.
AU - Lytvyn O.
AU - Proshkin V.
PY - 2021
SP - 850
EP - 859
DO - 10.5220/0012068400003431
PB - SciTePress