High school mathematics teachers are pressured to teach their students a large amount of material in a limited amount of time. The Assistment Project is designed to help these teachers assist and evaluate their students in preparation for the MCAS exams. There are different methods to explain a certain problem using a computer, but only two have proven to be effective. This project attempts to reach a conclusion as to which of these two methods is more successful in providing the student with a better learning experience.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Paduroiu, Andrei
• Potter, Emily June

Subject

• Computing
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06C012I

Keyword

• Computer-assisted instruction
• Education
• Project method in teaching

Advisor

• Heffernan, Neil

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright