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MATH ON WEB, STACK, and Maple T.A. are the prominent mathematics e-learning systems used in Japan. They can assess answers containing mathematical content freely written by students as opposed to only answers to multiple-choice questions. However, there are two major challenges while using these systems: inconvenience in inputting answers and heavy content-development workload. We have developed two math input interfaces, MathTOUCH and FlickMath, using which students can easily input mathematical expressions. The interfaces were developed as part of a project aimed at accelerating the spread of math e-learning systems using a question-sharing environment among heterogeneous systems such as MATH ON WEB and Maple T.A. Further, they form a part of mathematics e-learning question specification (‘MeLQS’) system, which is currently being developed in our project to realise this objective. We would like to emphasize the importance of building a common base, ‘MeLQS’, for creating questions in math e-learning.
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Nakamura, Y. et al. (2018). Effective Use of Math E-Learning with Questions Specification. In: Silverman, J., Hoyos, V. (eds) Distance Learning, E-Learning and Blended Learning in Mathematics Education. ICME-13 Monographs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90790-1_8
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