{"title":"Proposal to Implement the Precalculus and Basic Mathematics Courses Using an Intelligent Tutoring System","authors":"B. Fernández, Norma L. Miller","doi":"10.1109/IESTEC46403.2019.00-60","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"During 2017 and 2018, the Precalculus course at the Technological University of Panama was offered via an intelligent tutoring system (ITS). Analysis of the results show that student interaction with the ITS learning modules contributes to the levelling of knowledge and to improved performance in mathematics. As a by-product of this implementation, a proposal called \"Remedial Action Program\" (Spanish acronym, PAR), is presented in this article, the purpose of which is to take advantage of STI's to level students' mathematical knowledge, thereby improving their chances to be admitted to, and retained in, the UTP. This proposal is structured around three programs for students with different mathematics profiles.","PeriodicalId":388062,"journal":{"name":"2019 7th International Engineering, Sciences and Technology Conference (IESTEC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2019 7th International Engineering, Sciences and Technology Conference (IESTEC)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IESTEC46403.2019.00-60","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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During 2017 and 2018, the Precalculus course at the Technological University of Panama was offered via an intelligent tutoring system (ITS). Analysis of the results show that student interaction with the ITS learning modules contributes to the levelling of knowledge and to improved performance in mathematics. As a by-product of this implementation, a proposal called "Remedial Action Program" (Spanish acronym, PAR), is presented in this article, the purpose of which is to take advantage of STI's to level students' mathematical knowledge, thereby improving their chances to be admitted to, and retained in, the UTP. This proposal is structured around three programs for students with different mathematics profiles.