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| Abstract Title: | A scalable system for teaching graphs. |
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| Abstract: | The ability to work with graphs is a necessary skill in all of the sciences, yet students still struggle with it. Previous graph-related problems in LON-CAPA required students to pick the correct graph from a set of graphs or infer data from a given graph. A new problem type has been developed in LON-CAPA that allows students to input (draw) graphs for themselves, in response to a given textual (or formulaic) description. These graphs are then checked by the server, which determines whether or not the student submitted graph is correct or incorrect. A study is underway to test the effectiveness of this approach. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster |
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| Primary Contact: |
James Laverty Michigan State University 1820 Hamilton Rd Apt. G11 Okemos, MI 48864 |
