Mini videos as didactic resources in quantitative subjects

Abstract

The usage of audiovisual tools for educational purposes has become widespread in recent decades, with videos becoming one of the most prominent. However, their use for teaching subjects with a quantitative nature is not as extensive as for other subjects. Based on our teaching experience of applying short videos in the distance teaching of financial mathematics, we were able to arrive at a series of conclusions. These refer to the basic principles of what a short video should consist of so as to achieve optimal learning results on the part of students. We also present the students’ opinions about the usage of these tools, which is illustrated with some findings that support their usage in the distance/online teaching of quantitative subjects.

Keywords

• mini videos, videos educativos, educación a distancia