Grant: Engage Grants Program
Brock University
$24,999.00
Development of an animated geometry testing and adaptive learning platform for online math competitions
EF 2015-16
Résumé
Caribou Contests Inc. creates and organizes worldwide online mathematics competitions for youths in grades 3-12. These contests feature interactive gameplay type problems that are designed to engage students in math competition. Participating schools host Caribou Contests six times during the school year by purchasing a school-wide-pass or on an individual student basis. To help students prepare for these tests, supporting educational resources (video tutorials, lessons, and all previous tests) are provided free of charge through the Caribou Contests website (https://www.cariboutests.com). In order to keep up-to-date with developing technologies and expand our customer base, we are collaborating with Dr. Michael Winter in the department of Computer Science at Brock University, to design novel, interactive mathematics problems and online course content that will excite young minds.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
485767-2015
Name nom
Winter, HorstMichael
Department département
Computer Science
Organization id
22
Institution établissement
Brock University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
24999
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1553
Committee name en
Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Ontario
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
2703
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Complexity
Research subject fr
Complexité
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Development of an animated geometry testing and adaptive learning platform for online math competitions
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Caribou Contests Inc. creates and organizes worldwide online mathematics competitions for youths in grades 3-12. These contests feature interactive gameplay type problems that are designed to engage students in math competition. Participating schools host Caribou Contests six times during the school year by purchasing a school-wide-pass or on an individual student basis. To help students prepare for these tests, supporting educational resources (video tutorials, lessons, and all previous tests) are provided free of charge through the Caribou Contests website (https://www.cariboutests.com). In order to keep up-to-date with developing technologies and expand our customer base, we are collaborating with Dr. Michael Winter in the department of Computer Science at Brock University, to design novel, interactive mathematics problems and online course content that will excite young minds.
