Web Based Mathematics Learning Environment for G.C.E. (O/L) Students

Abstract

The future of Sri Lanka lies in developing human capital that can deliver rapid growth in a knowledge-driven global economy. To generate new knowledge and use it innovatively a country requires a mathematically literate population. A quality Mathematics Education is vital for Mathematics literacy. According to the statistics given by the Department of Examination, Sri Lanka, percentage of the fail students for Mathematics Subject (Ordinary Level) was very high. Therefore, Web Based Mathematics Learning Environment for G.C.E. (O/L) Students was selected as topic of the thesis to increase the mathematics knowledge among the students. In this project, main area is Year 10 & Year 11 Mathematics Education (G.C.E. (O/L) Mathematics Education). This website will cover every lesson related to O/L Mathematics in Sri Lanka. According to the syllabus in year 10 & 11, the lessons were divided in to three terms and each lesson has a different page. In that page, first user can go through the theory parts in the lesson and after that user can watch a video to get an idea about the answering structure of a question. Then user will be able to answer some questions relevant to particular lesson. There were few games for refresh the memory, exam papers related to O/L Examination and Educational Video Tutorials for every lesson in the year 10 & 11. User interactive animations were created using Adobe Flash. Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere were used for create videos and all the pictures included in the lessons, animations, etc. were created using Adobe Photoshop. HTML5, CSS were used for frontend development and PHP was used for backend development of the website. NetBeans IDE was used as the development tool. Specially, Graphic tablet and head phone were used to create educational videos. After the development, the system was tested by using various Testing methods. With the results obtained in testing and evaluation process, strongly feel that the above mentioned system was achieved its’ goal. Therefore, Web Based Mathematics Learning Environment for Year 10 & Year 11 Students can be introduced to the Sri Lankan Students.