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
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85033394796 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85033394796
STARS Citation
Griffiths, Barry J., "A Card Trick For Improving Writing Skills And Attendance" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 10343.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/10343