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- International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering – Book of Extended AbstractsPublication . Pinto, C.M.A.; Mendonça, Jorge; Babo, Lurdes; Baleanu, DumitruThe present volume on Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering - Book of Extended Abstracts of the ICMASC’2022 collects the extended abstracts of the talks presented at the International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering – ICMA2SC'22 that took place at the beautiful city of Porto, Portugal, in June 27th-June 29th 2022 (3 days). Its aim was to bring together researchers in every discipline of applied mathematics, science, engineering, industry, and technology, to discuss the development of new mathematical models, theories, and applications that contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge and practice. Authors proposed research in topics including partial and ordinary differential equations, integer and fractional order equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, operations research, discrete mathematics, optimization, control, probability, computational mathematics, amongst others. The conference was designed to maximize the involvement of all participants and will present the state-of- the-art research and the latest achievements.
- Preparing Undergraduate Students for LifePublication . Mendonça, Jorge; Torres, Cristina; Babo, LurdesLabour market is demanding for highly skilled graduates who are able to respond to a complex and ever changing world. Higher education institutions need to anticipate the rapid economic and social changes preparing students to this unknown world, promoting the student’s abilities and skills needed to achieve professional and personal success. This context has driven significant changes in learning, teaching and assessment processes. The purpose of this paper is to present an experience of assessment innovation in the course of Forecasting Methods and analyse students’ opinions about the skills developed.
- International Conference Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering, ISEP, Porto, Portugal, June 20-22, 2024: Book of abstractsPublication . Golubitsky, Martin; Lacarnobara, Walter; Pinto, Carla M.A.; Babo, Lurdes; Mendonça, Jorge; Carvalho, Fernando; Rocha, Rui
- New challenges in mathematics for the european higher educationPublication . Torres, Cristina; babo, lurdes; Azevedo, Jose ManuelIn this paper we will talk about a math project submitted to the Lifelong Learning Programme. European higher education needs a reform in order to play its full role in the Europe of Knowledge. Modernisation of higher education is necessary in the areas of curricula (Bologna process), funding and governance so that higher education institutions can face the challenges posed by globalisation and contribute more effectively to the training and retraining of the European workforce. On the other hand Mathematics is an essential component of all educational systems. Mathematical literacy is being scrutinized in assessment efforts such as the OCDE Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This showed a low level in Europe. Due to the Bologna Process, which brought several didactical implications for Higher Education (HE) institutions, there is the need of lifelong learning. This evolution is in conflict with the earlier mentioned lack of competencies on basic sciences, such as Mathematics. Forced by this duality, efforts are combined to share expertise in the Math field and the integration of pedagogical methodologies becomes a necessity. Thus, several European countries have proposed an International Project to the Lifelong Learning Programme, Action ERASMUS Modernisation of Higher Education, to make institutions more attractive and more responsive to the needs of the labour market, citizens and society at large. One of the main goals of the project is to attract students to math through high-quality instructional units in an understandable, exciting and attractive way.
- MatActiva - divulgação de experiências de inovação didática em matemática com recurso às tecnologiasPublication . Paula Lopes, Ana; Abreu, Anabela; Torres, Cristina; Soares, Filomena Baptista; Vieira, Isabel; Babo, Lurdes; Moreira Silva, Manuel; Silva, Paulino; Pinto, SusanaO progresso contínuo da sociedade exige de todos os atores uma atualização dinâmica e constante, quer em termos de acompanhamento e, até mesmo, de adaptação. No que respeita à educação, por muito atualizados que estejamos em relação aos conteúdos, às estratégias didáticas e aos recursos tecnológicos, somos inevitavelmente forçados a nos adaptar a novos paradigmas, sendo levados a reformular os métodos de ensino tradicionais. Neste contexto, surge o contributo das plataformas de e-learning, onde docentes e estudantes têm à sua disposição novos meios de dinamizar o processo ensino e aprendizagem, uma vez que estas plataformas podem ser definidas como um ambiente virtual de apoio ao ensino. No ano 2003, o Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto (ISCAP), integrado no Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP), introduziu a plataforma Moodle. Tendo como base toda a experiência de utilização desta plataforma, surgiu em 2007 um projeto online da área científica de Matemática, o MatActiva (www.matactiva.com), com o objetivo de apoiar os estudantes que apresentavam dificuldades nesta área. Procurou-se, no concurso Partilha e Divulgação de Experiências em Inovação Didática no Ensino Superior Português, não só a possibilidade de dar continuidade a este projeto bem como a divulgação do mesmo e dos resultados nele obtido.
- Engaging students to learn forecasting methodsPublication . Torres, Cristina; Babo, Lurdes; Mendonça, JorgePresently, higher education institutions are faced with the challenge of developing student’s abilities and skills needed in their future workplace. In what concerns technological skills, the use of spreadsheets for calculations, analysis of data and forecasting is a common and important practice in companies. Particularly, the MS Excel software is widely used by professionals from all fields. In this sense, Economic, Business and Marketing graduates need competencies in forecasting methods, extremely useful for decision-making processes. It thus becomes imperative to implement pedagogical practices to encourage students to use these technological tools. The later will promote the development of competencies in forecasting methods to solve future real problems. In this paper, we attempt to address these issues by analysing the MS Excel software capabilities as a teaching tool in a forecasting methods course. It was proposed to the students to carry out a learning project involving statistical concepts, namely linear regression, performed in MS Excel. We examine the performance and engagement of two samples of students with different backgrounds and from distinct realities. One group is composed of ERASMUS’ students from several nationalities and fields of study and other group consists of Portuguese students of the Marketing Bachelor degree, both enrolled in an optional course of the bachelor degree in Marketing taught at Porto Accounting and Business School from Polytechnic of Porto. The effectiveness of this approach is shown through the analysis of results of students’ projects. We verify that students in both groups achieved the task proposed goals and applied appropriately the required concepts in an engaged way.
- Multiple-choice tests: a tool in assessing knowledgePublication . Azevedo, Jose Manuel; Lopes, Ana Paula; babo, lurdes; Torres, CristinaThe purpose of this paper is to analyse if Multiple-Choice Tests may be considered an interesting alternative for assessing knowledge, particularly in the Mathematics area, as opposed to the traditional methods, such as open questions exams. In this sense we illustrate some opinions of the researchers in this area. Often the perception of the people about the construction of this kind of exams is that they are easy to create. But it is not true! Construct well written tests it’s a hard work and needs writing ability from the teachers. Our proposal is analyse the construction difficulties of multiple - choice tests as well some advantages and limitations of this type of tests. We also show the frequent critics and worries, since the beginning of this objective format usage. Finally in this context some examples of Multiple-Choice Items in the Mathematics area are given, and we illustrate as how we can take advantage and improve this kind of tests.
- The active mathematics project at ISCAPPublication . Azevedo, Jose Manuel; babo, lurdes; Lopes, Ana PaulaThis paper summarizes a project that is contributing to a change in the way of teaching and learning Mathematics. Mathematics is a subject of the Accounting and Administration course. In this subject we teach: Functions and Algebra. The aim is that the students understand the basic concepts and is able to apply them in other issues, when possible, establishing a bridge between the issues that they have studied and their application in Accounting. As from this year, the Accounting course falls under in Bologna Process. The teacher and the student roles have changed. The time for theoretical and practical classes has been reduced, so it was necessary to modify the way of teaching and learning. In the theoretical classes we use systems of multimedia projection to present the concepts, and in the practical classes we solve exercises. To supplement our theoretical and practical classes we have developed an active mathematics project called MatActiva based on the Moodle platform offered by PAOL - Projecto de Apoio Online (Online Support Project). In the last versions of Moodle, it is possible use the TeX language to create math questions. Using this tool we created a set of interactive materials. With the creation of this new project we wanted to take advantage already obtained results with the previous experiences, giving to the students opportunities to complement their study in Mathematics. One of the great objectives is to motivate students, encourage them to overcome theirs difficulties through an auto-study, giving them more confidence and the opportunity to seeing others perspectives of the mathematics subjects. In the MatActiva project the students have a big collection of information about the way of the subject works, which includes the objectives, the program, recommended bibliography, evaluation method and summaries. It works as material support for the practical and theoretical classes, the slides of the theoretical classes are available, the sheets with exercises for the students to do in the classroom and complementary exercises, as well as the exams of previous years. Students can also do diagnostic tests and evaluation tests online. Our approach is a reflexive one, based on the professional experience of the teachers that explore and incorporate new tools of Moodle with their students and coordinate the project MatActiva.
- Data analysis and learning analytics for measure effects of gamification in a math online projectPublication . Lopes, Ana Paula; babo, lurdes; Azevedo, Jose Manuel; Torres, CristinaNowadays the use of the information and communication technologies (ICT) is more and more common in the learning and teaching process. Modern forms of education have risen and these require the implementation of new learning paradigms: situated cognition, student-centred learning, distributed cognition, constructivism, and communities of practice, among others. However there is an important problem that concerns educators, the lack of student motivation and engagement in education, especially in the e-learning environment (Online Education, Online Courses), where the motivation and the active role of students are definitely the key. Therefore, the interest of researchers in the subject of gamification, which main pillars are motivation, progressiveness and instant feedback, has increased. Furthermore, influence of gamification, depending on utilized components (challenge, curiosity, competion, recognition, etc) may have different effects on students. Thus, there is a need of deeper understanding of dependencies between engagement and implemented gamification elements. The goal of such analysis could be personalization of an e-learning system based on a model that enables management of gamification process individually for every student. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how gamification affects a Mathematics Online Course that is using this model as a pedagogical strategy. It relates such strategy with active learning practices and discusses its effectiveness, investigating how gamification can motivate students to participate more deeply and even to change their self-concept as learners. Moreover, the learning analytics and data analysis shows that implementation of the gamification components contributes to the engagement of students in an e-learning environment, having a positive impact on the final grade.
- Matemática activa - moodlePublication . Torres, Cristina; Babo, Lurdes; Azevedo, Jose Manuel; Lopes, Ana PaulaEsta sessão prática tem como objectivo explorar algumas funcionalidades da plataforma Moodle, familiarizar os formandos com a sua utilização, mostrando as suas potencialidades na elaboração de recursos educativos e a sua aplicação no processo de ensino/aprendizagem, incentivando a produção de materiais de apoio ao ensino da Matemática. Desta forma, os formandos poderão acrescentar à sua disciplina on-line uma nova dimensão de interactividade e promover uma participação mais activa dos alunos Sugere-se que os formandos tragam alguns testes de avaliação ou fichas de trabalho que já tenham realizado, de preferência em formato digital, para que a sessão seja mais produtiva.
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