Integrating MAPLETM in the teaching and learning of mathematics for business and economics
MAPLETM technology has been trusted as an advanced mathematical and technical tool for over 25 years. In that time, millions of users all around the world have used and relied on the power of MAPLP" for their research, testing, analysis, design, teaching and schoolwork. MAPLpM is seen as...
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| Language: | English |
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2006
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8135/1/24p%20LATIFAH%20MD%20ARIFFIN.pdf |
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| Summary: | MAPLETM technology has been trusted as an advanced mathematical and technical tool
for over 25 years. In that time, millions of users all around the world have used and
relied on the power of MAPLP" for their research, testing, analysis, design, teaching
and schoolwork. MAPLpM is seen as easy to be incorporated into any undergraduate
mathematical course. In this study, MAPLpM based materials were introduced into
MTH 3004 (Applied Mathematics for Business and Economics) classrooms. Before the
MAPLE'"M based material was developed, the analysis of student achievement during
tests and final examination was done based on the previolls semester's performances.
This analyses was conducted to identify the difficult topics that student's could not
understand the most. Based on the analyses, non-linear inequalities, inverse of three by
three matrix, integrations, limits and set operation are the topics that report a high
number of failures in all the examinations. The analysis was done with manual
calculation and the graph was plotted using Microsoft EXCEL. Some MAPLpM based
materials had been used in tutorial classes and had demonstrated MAPLpM as problem
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solver. Positives feedback was then received from the student's since they claim that
they could understand the particular topics clearly and could answer most of the
questions given in quizzes and tutorials very well. However, there are still weaknesses
in this MAPLpM based materials that had been identified during the demonstration
which can be improved. Some students suggested revising the MAPLpM -based
materials in the technical aspects. These aspects include the type of font, color of text
and the size of worksheet. Thus, the efforts to integrate MAPLpM into teaching and
learning MTH 3004 environment are hope to increase the understanding levels amongst
student's and to increase their achievements in all assessments throughout the semester.
However, it is to be emphasized that MAPLETM was not to replace the teacher's role in
the classroom but to help them to become more efficient and effective in their teaching. |
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