Implementation of Adaptive Learning in Higher Mathematics at Riga Technical University
First International Conference on Sustainable Energy Education (SEED 2024): Book of Proceedings 2024
Inta Volodko, Sarmīte Čerņajeva

Adaptive learning is one of the newest approaches in the learning process, which correlates most positively with the performance of pupils and students. It empowers all students to succeed by redesigning the learning process to best support students, offering pre-teaching where needed. The purpose of the article is to investigate how adaptive training is implemented in the studies of mathematics at Riga Technical University (RTU) and what results it gives. RTU students who have weak knowledge of mathematics are offered additional lessons in mathematics. The article analyses how these classes help students achieve good results in mathematics. In adaptive teaching, lecturers must understand that students learn at different paces. To help students who have a slower learning pace, the authors of the article have created video lectures that are available to all students of RTU and are a good support for students in learning mathematics. Student self-assessment and feedback are also important in the adaptive learning approach. For this purpose, RTU has prepared online tests, as well as face-to-face tests, the results of which form part of the semester evaluation. The article examines how the performance of these tests contributes to students' mathematical knowledge and correlates with the semester grade. As a result, we can conclude that adaptive teaching gives all students the opportunity to succeed, as long as they devote enough time and effort to their studies.


Keywords
adaptive learning, teaching mathematics, video lectures, online tests

Volodko, I., Čerņajeva, S. Implementation of Adaptive Learning in Higher Mathematics at Riga Technical University. In: First International Conference on Sustainable Energy Education (SEED 2024): Book of Proceedings, Spain, Valencia, 3-5 July, 2024. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024, pp.612-620.

Publication language
English (en)
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