Electronic Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-31, 2004

Paper S022

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Joanne Foster, ISBN 0-321-43792-6, Copyright (C) 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Using Learnstar In Calculus and Teacher Preparation Courses

G. Brock Williams


Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409

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ABSTRACT

LearnStar is an interactive quiz system, which operates via either a network or wireless keypads. We have begun adapting LearnStar competitions for use in the university setting. Thus far, the impact on both student motivation and achievement has been very positive.

Keyword(s): calculus, teacher training