Artigo Revisado por pares

TDmat–mathematics diagnosis evaluation test for engineering sciences students

2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 38; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00207390601035476

ISSN

1464-5211

Autores

Joaquim Sousa Pinto, Paula Oliveira, António Batel Anjo, Sónia País, R. O. Isidro, M. H. Silva,

Tópico(s)

Mathematics Education and Programs

Resumo

Since 1989, the Mathematics Education Project (PmatE–Projecto Matemática Ensino) has developed several strategies to improve the success of students in Mathematics. The most important of these are mathematical games for all grades above primary school. The online evaluation of Mathematics subjects is one of PmatE's goals. The implementation of an on-line diagnosis test–TDmat (Teste Diagnóstico de Matemática), mandatory for all students enrolling for the first time in Science and Engineering courses at the University of Aveiro, was the approach chosen to evaluate the mathematical competences of these students. TDmat is a computer test with automatic evaluation in which the analysis of results is done automatically. This paper describes how it is conceived as well as the main results and conclusions drawn from evaluations of the school years 2003/2004 and 2004/2005.

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