Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-15, 2015

Paper A024

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Copyright (C) 2016 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Implementation of MyMathLab in a Foundation Course: An Exploratory Study

Zeina Nehme


Department of Mathematics
Australian College of Kuwait
P.O.Box 1411
Safat 13015,
Kuwait

Maya Mitkova


Department of Mathematics
Gulf University for Science and Technology
P.O. Box 7207
Hawally 32093,
Kuwait

Loris Serafino


Department of Mathematics
Australian College of Kuwait
P.O.Box 1411
Safat 13015,
Kuwait

Arthur Seakhoa-King


School of Business
Australian College of Kuwait
P.O.Box 1411
Safat 13015,
Kuwait

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ABSTRACT

Recent years have witnessed academic institution throughout the world rapidly adopting technology into their teaching and learning curriculums. Such technology is thought to enhance student learning. Pearson's MyMathLab tool is one example of technology widely in use at various academic institutions worldwide. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of the MyMathLab tool in enhancing the teaching and learning at a private college in Kuwait which recently implemented the tool. Our findings show that the students' grades improved significantly after MyMathLab tool was implemented. Thus giving some support to the view that MyMathLab tool can enhance student learning. Our results also support findings from previous related studies that there is little, if any, correlation that exists between times spent using MyMathLab tool and students' assessment grades.

Keyword(s): MyMathLab