Galligan, Linda and Wandel, Andrew and Pigozzo, Robyn and Frederiks, Anita and Robinson, Clare and Abdulla, Shahab and Dalby, Tim (2013) Students' mathematical preparation Part A: lecturers' perceptions. In: 9th Delta Conference of Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics 2013: Shining Through the Fog, 24-29 Nov 2013, Kiama, Australia.
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Abstract
This paper analyses first year lecturers' perceptions of mathematics topics and skills needed in the respective courses that they teach and their perceptions of students'
preparedness for these topics. Surveys and interviews with lecturers were conducted at a regional university in Australia and showed many lecturers regarded that little
mathematics was needed in their courses and that mathematics was compartmentalised into specific courses. However, when mathematics was evidenced, lecturers often
perceived their students having poor skills and some have adjusted their courses accordingly.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Lighthouse Delta Series |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2013 04:55 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2015 05:07 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | tertiary mathematics education; mathematical under-preparedness; diversity of student population; higher education research |
| Fields of Research : | 01 Mathematical Sciences > 0199 Other Mathematical Sciences > 019999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified 13 Education > 1301 Education Systems > 130103 Higher Education 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130208 Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970101 Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/24378 |
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