EFFICIENCY OF COMPUTER TESTING IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS AT PRIMARY SCHOOL
DOI: 10.23951/2307-6127-2018-3-37-41
The paper describes the experience of using computer-based training tests at primary school. The tests tasks were created by the mathematics teacher in the IREN computer system in accordance with the program for the 8th grade on the topic “Inequalities” and taking into account the level of student preparation. The purpose of these tests was to teach students to transform and solve inequalities. The tests were offered to students of the Cadet Corps. Previously, we have formed two groups of eighth grade students who are equal in basic training in mathematics. One group (17 people) did the tests during self-training. We did not limit the number of attempts to pass the test. We did not grade students according to the results of these tests. Another group (14 people) did only ordinary homework on paper. We compared the results of training cadets who used the tests with the results in the control group of cadets who were not tested. These two groups of students solve the same test work on paper. We used the Mann-Whitney test. The results of the training of the cadets who did the tests were better. Using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, we showed that improving learning outcomes associated with student success in testing.
Keywords: teaching computer test, effectiveness of training methodology, program IREN, Mann-Whitney test, Spearman correlation coefficient
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Issue: 3, 2018
Series of issue: Issue 3
Rubric: PRESCHOOL AND GENERAL EDUCATION
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