A Card Trick For Improving Writing Skills And Attendance

Keywords

gamification; homework; mathematical writing,attendance; Teaching strategies

Abstract

This paper describes an innovative way of randomly collecting handwritten homework in calculus classes with approximately 50 students using a standard deck of cards, which does not place an excessive burden on faculty with regard to grading. In addition to the increased awareness students develop in structuring a mathematical solution, the strategy has been successful in increasing classroom attendance, which the literature suggests leads to increased attainment. Along with personal observations and empirical data indicating that the scores from the randomly collected homework assignments strongly correlate with exam performance, perceptions of students are included, which show that students are strongly supportive of the method used.

Publication Date

1-2-2018

Publication Title

PRIMUS

Volume

28

Issue

1

Number of Pages

80-89

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2017.1350228

Socpus ID

85033394796 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85033394796

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