Mohd Noor, N., Alwadood, Z., Sulaiman, H., & Adb Halim, S. (2019). The prospect of teaching and learning engineering mathematical courses using learning tool. International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences, 9(7), 510–519. http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i7/6143

Abstract:

“Mathematic is often perceived as difficult subject by most students, even from engineering background. However, previous studies have shown that technology has proven to help students learn mathematics in a fun and easy way. In this study, we developed a learning tool with the objective to determine the prospect of learning engineering mathematical courses using an interactive learning tool developed with Maple 2016. We also measure the inclination of using the tool as part of teaching and learning in classroom. There are 40 Students from 2 different classes took part in the study. They are in the fourth semester of engineering program at a selected local university. The process starts by briefing the students on how to use the tool. Students are then answering several questions on a selected topic from vector calculus chapter. Later, they were given a set of two-part questionnaire. The first part was used to investigate the students’ perception on the learning tool. The second part was used to evaluate the students’ willingness in using the tool in classroom for solving vector calculus problems. While the tool require some improvements, students are likely to use it as part of learning in classroom.”