Comprehensive Virtual Mathematics Training - A Crucial Support to Bridge the Gap for Undergraduate Students

Abstract

Abstract-We present an integrated virtual learning based approach to support undergraduate students in developing their mathematical knowledge and skills. The approach consists of three elements. First, a pre-study web-based mathematics training course for pre-assessment and selfstudy. Secondly, the traditional classroom lecture that is supplemented with specific examples from application fields involving dedicated literature and case examples from other courses (e.g., physical chemistry). Finally, lectures have been recorded using an easy-to-use system to provide the students with after-class self-learning material. The latter proves especially useful for extra-occupational students. The approach has been developed and implemented for chemistry undergraduate courses but can be easily adapted for any kind of engineering study course.

Development Of Research Competence Of University Students During Learning Mathematics

“…It is known that educational information has a three-dimensional essence: quantitative, substantive, and a dimension, which reflects the https://doi. org/10.15405/epsbs.2019.12.04.344 Corresponding Author: Oksana Ostylovskaia Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of the conference eISSN: 2357-1330 2566 level of abstraction of educational material (Zenker, Simon, Gros, & Daubenfeld, 2014). In the educational process, the quantitative dimension of information is related to the perception capabilities and carrying capacity of a student; substantial is associated with its basic or former mathematical knowledge; the dimension reflecting the degree of abstraction is related to academic levels of knowledge (it is obvious that the degree of abstraction of information for a graduate student in mathematical areas will be much higher than for a bachelor of non-mathematical areas of training).…”