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Math 152 |
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Title |
Description |
People involved |
Scheduled dates for work |
Status (2011.05.05) |
Documents |
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152.1 Learning Goals |
Write down learning goals for the course and labs. |
BW, CP, WC |
Fall 08 (first draft), |
Completed |
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152.2 Interviews for lab development |
Interview former TAs to determine what did and did not work in the previous labs. |
CP |
Fall 08 |
Completed |
Results mentioned in final report (see below) |
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152.3 Literature search |
Literature search on the use of MATLAB in Linear Algebra courses. |
CP, WC |
Fall 08, Spring 10 |
Progress slow: Novice Programming lit reviewed. While materials for use of MATLAB in Lin Alg courses exist, actual studies of implementation not available. |
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152.4 Rewrite 152 labs |
Phase I: Rewrite the computer labs to tie in more closely with the course material. Upload material to database. Phase II: Review labs based on data collected in 2009. |
BW, CP, AL, WC |
Spring 09 (Phase I) |
Phase I: Completed |
Labs are available here |
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152.5 Rewrite course notes |
Rewrite the course notes to include MATLAB examples and explanations. |
BW |
Spring 09 |
Completed |
Course Notes are available here |
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152.6 Computation questions |
Develop a series of homework and midterm questions that require the use of MATLAB. Upload to archive. |
BW, WC |
Spring 10 |
Completed |
Included in final report (see below), not yet archived. |
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152.7 Retention Test: MATLAB assessment in Mech 220 review quiz |
Include MATLAB questions that have appeared on the previous final exam for Math 152 in the review quiz given at the beginning of Mech 2. Analyse student performance on these questions and compare with performance in Math 152 final exam to measure retention of MATLAB knowledge. |
CP, MB, WC |
Fall 08 |
Completed (2008) |
2008 Results |
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152.8 Effects of computer labs on student performance in subsequent course (Mech 220 software module). |
Examine the results at the end of the MATLAB module for Mech 2 to compare performance of students who did not take Math 152 (transfer students, etc.) with those who did. |
CP, WC |
Fall 08 |
Completed |
Included in final report (see below) |
| 152.9 Pre/post testing |
Analyze student performance on pre/post-tests to measure basic understanding of important concepts covered in the course and/or in the labs. |
CP, WC, MB |
2010 |
Completed | Included in final report (see below) |
| 152.10 Lab observations |
Weekly observations of labs to assess lab organization and student activities; also possibly collect information on student thinking with respect to specific programming tasks. |
CP, WC |
Spring 09, Spring 2010 |
Completed (2009) Completed (2010) |
Included in final report (see below) |
| 152.11 Attitudinal surveys |
End of term student survey to assess attitudes of students toward the labs and the use of MATLAB as a computational tool. |
CP |
Spring 09 |
Completed | |
| 152.12 Final Report |
A report that includes analysis of all data from the project (as listed above), the questions used for the various assessments, and recommendations for sustainable implementation based on what we have learned. Raw data (spreadsheets) will be stored as well. |
CP, WC, BW |
Spring 11 |
Report complete, and existing materials approved by the department. | Report available by request. |