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The current pandemic context has highlighted the importance of looking for technological alternatives
that contribute for students to achieve greater autonomy in their learning. In particular, in the field of
mathematics in higher education, it is urgent to find technological instruments that mediate learning,
such as interactive content or online platforms.
The MathE platform (https://mathe.pixel-online.org), still under development, aims to be a tool to
facilitate the acquisition of mathematical skills in the field of higher education. Its main resources are
the Self Need Assessment, Final Assessment, Material Didactic and Video Collection and are freely
available for students and teachers. It was precisely the resource “Self Need Assessment”, that served
as the basis for a study with 84 students who attended the course unit of Linear Algebra and Analytical
Geometry, as part of the 1st year of a Bachelor in engineering or technology in portuguese higher
education. They solved some tasks of self-assessment on Vector Spaces and Linear Transformations,
and finally answered a questionnaire in which they expressed their opinion of the platform.
We intend to present the MathE platform and, based on the perceptions/opinions of students and
teachers involved in the experiments carried out, analyse its potential for the promoting the teaching of
linear algebra.
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Higher education MathE platform Self-need assessment Linear algebra
Citation
Barros, Paula Maria; Silva, Flora; Cordeiro, Edite (2021). Contributions to the learning in linear algebra: an experience with the MathE platform. In INTED2021 Proceedings - 15th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Online
Publisher
IATED Academy