Mathematics support program for commencing engineering students between 1990 and 1996: an Australian case study
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Article Title | Mathematics support program for commencing engineering students between 1990 and 1996: an Australian case study |
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ERA Journal ID | 20618 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Taylor, Janet A. (Author) and Morgan, Michael J. (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Engineering Education |
Journal Citation | 15 (6), pp. 486-492 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 1999 |
Place of Publication | Dublin, Ireland |
ISSN | 0949-149X |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.ijee.dit.ie/articles/Vol15-6/ijee1108.pdf |
Abstract | For the last twenty years or more higher education institutions have been concerned about the participation of students in engineering studies. Much of this concern centres around the ability of students to perform appropriate mathematics. This paper reports on the level of mathematical skills of engineering students entering a regional Australian university. In the seven years of the study, students have continued to have difficulties with estimation, fractions, indices, order of operations, graphs and basic algebra. The paper further reports on an intervention strategy which was designed to address these difficulties which has improved the success of participants repeatedly over the seven years of the program. |
Keywords | first year students; pre-requisite skills |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy | |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Learning and Teaching Support Unit |
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying |
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