Instructional short videos in calculus: The mathematical didactical structures and watching patterns

Eli Netzer, Michal Tabach

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Abstract

The current study aimed to understand what the structure and design features of an effective mathematical instructional video are. The study focus is the didactical perspective of videos devoted to the explanation of mathematical topics in Calculus. In this paper we present findings based on two case studies taken from a larger collection of 24 mathematical instructional short videos. The analysis of each video is based on a mathematical didactical analysis and on user watching pattern analysis. Our findings suggest four didactical features that might serve as a starting point for explaining the user analytic data: 1) the appearance of an incentive trigger early in the video, 2) examples relevance to the mathematical concept presented, 3) the use of representation, 4) graded progression of the mathematical ideas within the video.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 46th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2023
EditorsMichal Ayalon, Boris Koichu, Roza Leikin, Laurie Rubel, Michal Tabach
Pages395-402
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2023
Event46th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2023 - Haifa, Israel
Duration: 16 Jul 202221 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Volume3

Conference

Conference46th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2023
Country/TerritoryIsrael
CityHaifa
Period16/07/2221/07/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mathematics (miscellaneous)
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Education

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