2011
DOI: 10.7227/ijeee.48.1.7
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A Variety of Approaches to the Provision of Mathematics Help for First-Year Engineering Undergraduates

Abstract: Loughborough University offers mathematical support to its students in a variety of different ways. This paper details four initiatives, implemented during the academic years from 2003/2004 to 2008/2009, which were targeted at first-year engineering students with either non-traditional mathematical backgrounds or identified as having significant gaps in their mathematical knowledge. The four initiatives are: a summer school, workshops, timetabled practice sessions and additional examination revision sessions. … Show more

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“…The foundational modules of a study programme may assume students have no prior knowledge of the principles and concepts being taught but there may well be an expectation that students have the required science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) based competencies to engage with the module content from the outset. Where discipline-specific competencies need to be strengthened then methods to support incoming students may need to be put in place [15] but reaching the baseline skills can be a steep learning curve for some students making the transitional experience overwhelming. If this is the case then it is important that the educators identify gaps and provide support early in the students' learning journey which, in turn, can improve student satisfaction and retention and ultimately contribute to academic success.…”
Section: Student Diversitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The foundational modules of a study programme may assume students have no prior knowledge of the principles and concepts being taught but there may well be an expectation that students have the required science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) based competencies to engage with the module content from the outset. Where discipline-specific competencies need to be strengthened then methods to support incoming students may need to be put in place [15] but reaching the baseline skills can be a steep learning curve for some students making the transitional experience overwhelming. If this is the case then it is important that the educators identify gaps and provide support early in the students' learning journey which, in turn, can improve student satisfaction and retention and ultimately contribute to academic success.…”
Section: Student Diversitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Στη μελέτη μας, παρουσιάζουμε τη βασική δομή και μέρος του υλικού που αναπτύξαμε για ένα πρόγραμμα ενισχυτικής διδασκαλίας στα μαθηματικά. Η ανάγκη για ενισχυτική/πρόσθετη στήριξη στα μαθηματικά στην τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση -κυρίως όταν τα Μαθηματικά διδάσκονται σε μη μαθηματικό πλαίσιο -ώστε οι φοιτητές να μπορούν ανταποκριθούν στα διάφορα μαθήματα έχει διερευνηθεί και αναγνωριστεί από πολλούς ερευνητές (Taylor & Morgan, 1999;Perkin & Bamforth, 2011;Staniec & Doerr, 2012;Hillock, Jennings, Roberts & Scharaschkin, 2013). Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίδεται επίσης σε φοιτητές Πολυτεχνικών Σχολών και κοινή είναι η πεποίθηση όλων ότι οι φοιτητές παρουσιάζουν ελλείψεις στα Μαθηματικά τις οποίες πολλές φορές δεν τις γνωρίζουν.…”
Section: λέξεις-κλειδιά: τπε εξ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευση συμπληρωματικunclassified
“…Αναλυτικότερα, εφήρμοσαν ένα πρόγραμμα ενισχυτικής εκπαίδευσης στα μαθηματικά για 7 χρόνια από το 1990 έως και το 1997, αποτυπώνοντας τις ελλείψεις μιας μεγάλης μερίδας των φοιτητών μηχανικών. Το πρόγραμμα αυτό αποτιμήθηκε θετικά όλες τις χρονιές, με πολύ σημαντική επίπτωση στην επιτυχία των φοιτητών στις τελικές εξετάσεις (Taylor & Morgan, 1999 (Perkin & Bamforth, 2011). Την περίπτωση του πανεπιστημίου Syracuse στις ΗΠΑ μελέτησαν οι Staniec & Doerr (2012) παρουσιάζοντας ένα επανασχεδιασμένο παραδοσιακό συμπληρωματικό πρόγραμμα στα μαθηματικά για φοιτητές μηχανικούς.…”
Section: θεωρητικό πλαίσιο προγράμματα ενισχυτικής διδασκαλίας στην εunclassified
“…Although, the literature differs on which factor or combination of factors is the most important in addressing the issue, it is clear that retention is a complex and multifaceted issue. One of the factors that has been pinpointed is a deficiency in students' mathematic skills [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] . Australian researchers highlight this "inadequate competence in mathematics" as a fundamental contributor to attrition 13 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%