Using MATLAB GRADER in MyLab to Improve Outcomes in MATLAB Programming Courses
Join Holly Moore, author of MATLAB for Engineers, as she explains how to use MATLAB GRADER to improve student comprehension and reduce faculty workload.
Holly Moore, Author
Holly Moore, author of MATLAB for Engineers, will share her experience using MATLAB GRADER in a course intended for freshman college students. Over 400 practice exercises and homework problems from her text have been adapted for the automatic grading platform MATLAB GRADER and incorporated into a new MyLab course. A selection from these problems was used in a course taught at Salt Lake Community College – and the results were astonishing. Not only was the work load for faculty reduced, but student comprehension improved. On one exam in an online class (with a small group of students) the average test score improved from the low 60’s to the high 90’s.
Holly will share more results with you, and will demonstrate how MATLAB GRADER in MyLab works.
About the speaker
Holly Moore, Author
Holly Moore is a professor of engineering at Salt Lake Community College, where she has taught classes in engineering computing, thermodynamics and materials science for over 27 years. She is an advocate of online education and the guided inquiry method of teaching. Holly joined SLCC after working for Hercules Aerospace, participating in the design process for building solid rocket motors for both defense applications and the space program. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah, and her undergraduate degree from the South Dakota School of Mines. Holly is proud of the role of the community college in providing an alternative pathway for both traditional and nontraditional students to access higher education. She is the author of MATLAB for Engineers (Pearson), which is currently in its 6th edition.