Evaluation and Dissemination of Task-oriented Math Courseware

该项目支持一个与弗吉尼亚理工大学的数学商场合作开发数学教育计算机材料的项目。数学商场是弗吉尼亚理工大学通过使用技术改造其入门数学课程的核心。该项目的第一个组成部分是对与数学商场一起提供的任务导向课程的评估。在过去五年中，该课程招收了近9 000名学生;这些学生中约有一半参加了该课程的传统部分，另一半参加了使用面向任务的课件进行计算机测试的部分。该评估将在以后的课程中研究比较两组的表现。该项目的第二个组成部分是为下一代测试系统开发组件，其内容与特定的测试引擎或分发系统无关。这两个项目是朝着提供一个充分利用现有技术优势的更高效的学习环境迈出的重要一步。

This project supports a program to develop computer materials for math education in conjunction with the Math Emporium at Virginia Tech. The Math Emporium is the centerpiece of Virginia Tech's transformation of its introductory math curriculum through the use of technology.The first component of the project is an evaluation of a task-oriented course that is offered in conjunction with the Math Emporium. The course has enrolled nearly 9,000 students over the past five years; roughly half these students were enrolled in traditional sections of the course, while the other half were enrolled in computer-tested sections using task-oriented courseware. The evaluation will study compare the performance of the two groups in later courses.The second component of the project is for the development of components for a next-generation test system for which the content is not tied to the particular test engine or distribution system. These two projects are a vital step toward providing a more productive learning environment that fully leverages the advantages of available technology.