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

Boston, Massachusetts, February 15-18, 2007

Paper M005

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Joanne Foster, ISBN 0-321-55846-4, Copyright (C) 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Administering And Customizing Prerequisite Diagnostic Quizzes

Przemyslaw Bogacki


Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529
USA
Phone: (757) 683-3262


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Gordon Melrose


Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529
USA


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ABSTRACT

A project to address student deficiencies in pre-requisite material for the calculus sequence is presented. The approach involves assessment, from which individual customized tutorials and subsequent testing is generated. Minicourse focuses not only on content, but also on how to implement such a customized approach to minimize burden on instructors.

Keyword(s): assessment, calculus