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A virtual tool to improve the mathematical knowledge of engineering students

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Susana Nieto,

Higinio RamosAuthors Info & Claims

TEEM '13: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Technological Ecosystem for Enhancing Multiculturality

Pages 447 - 451

https://doi.org/10.1145/2536536.2536605

Published: 14 November 2013 Publication History

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In this paper, we describe the main characteristics and results obtained by a virtual tool specially designed to minimize the mathematical errors and to improve the mathematical knowledge of a group of students from Vocational Training Modules who access to engineering studies at the University of Salamanca (Spain).

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Nieto-Isidro SRamos HGarcía-Peñalvo F(2014)A global approach to improve the mathematical level of engineering studentsProceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2669711.2669936(435-440)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2669711.2669936
Rodríguez-Conde MOlmos-Migueláñez SNieto-Isidro SGarcía-Peñalvo F(2014)Evaluation in education and guidanceProceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2669711.2669934(423-427)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2669711.2669934

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TEEM '13: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Technological Ecosystem for Enhancing Multiculturality

November 2013

582 pages

ISBN:9781450323451

DOI:10.1145/2536536

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University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

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Nieto-Isidro SRamos HGarcía-Peñalvo F(2014)A global approach to improve the mathematical level of engineering studentsProceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2669711.2669936(435-440)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2669711.2669936
Rodríguez-Conde MOlmos-Migueláñez SNieto-Isidro SGarcía-Peñalvo F(2014)Evaluation in education and guidanceProceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2669711.2669934(423-427)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2014
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