Möbius – continuous digitalised examination of basic courses in maths and physics

Mapped principles

The project is mapped to the following framework principles:

P4. Assessment and examination for learning

P3. Active student-centered learning

P5. Available experimental environments

Definitions of the principles

Contact

Nihad Subasic lecturer

subasic@kth.se

Profile

This project was implemented at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM) within the Future Education programme (project no. 2314-ITM).

Project context

All students in the Technical Preparatory Year have courses with the same content and learning objectives regardless of location. The courses included in the Preparatory Year are courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry. The examination is common to all students. The Preparatory Year education is strategically important for KTH, for example for broadening recruitment.

Research shows that continuous examination improves both the students' in-depth learning and promotes the students' continuous learning during the course. All courses in the Preparatory Year now end with a major classroom examination. In chemistry and physics, there are also laboratory examinations. There are no other forms of examination.

Purpose (outcome)

The purpose of the project is to investigate how Möbius, integrated into Canvas, can be used for more student-centered teaching and continuous digitalised examination for parts of the mathematics and physics courses within the technical foundation year.

Project results (output)

An implemented and evaluated pilot for mathematics and physics teaching and examination in Möbius (integrated into Canvas). Sub-results are:

• Digital tests introduced for continuous examination in both mathematics and physics.
• Digital preparation tasks introduced for physics labs
• Digital learning activities, Optional Interactive Math Room.
• Evaluation, through a survey, of the digital tests and the other developed learning activities.
• Final report which includes an analysis of how AI tools can and should be included in teaching and examination for the technical foundation year.

Time plan

Start date: 2023-08-01
End date: 2024-01-30

Project documentation

If you have a KTH ID, you can read the latest project documents when logged in:

• Poster: Poster_FrU24vt_2314-ITM_Moebius-Digital-Exam-BaseYear_240506.pdf (English)
• Project initiation document: Projektdirektiv_FrU23_2314-ITM_MoebiusDigitalisera.pdf (Swedish)