Tertiary mathematics education
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Tertiary mathematics education |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2012-2015 |
Authors | Coupland, Mary (Author), Dunn, Peter K. (Author), Galligan, Linda (Author), Oates, Greg (Author) and Trenholm, Sven (Author) |
Editors | Maker, Katie, Dole, Shelley, Visnovska, Jana, Goos, Merrilyn, Bennison, Anne and Fry, Kym |
Page Range | 187-211 |
Chapter Number | 10 |
Number of Pages | 25 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
ISBN | 9789811014178 |
9789811014192 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1419-2_10 |
Web Address (URL) | http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-1419-2_10 |
Abstract | Mathematical and Statistical Education Research relevant to students in tertiary is reviewed. This is an expanding field and is evolving as researchers shift their attention from the reporting of innovations in lecturing practice and course design, to include a deeper consideration of the experiences of educators and learners in this space. The purposeful inclusion of group work and discussion, focus on concepts, authentic problem solving, interactions in lectures with student response systems and online learning are all changing the way mathematics and statistics are taught at this level. The authors note that traditional measures of achievement in the form of exam marks are still relied upon, and call for theory-based and theory-building research including investigations of depth of understanding, and of transfer of knowledge and skills to new situations. An emphasis on the learner’s experience and the employment of cross-disciplinary teams of researchers are further suggestions. |
Keywords | Undergraduate mathematics and statistics education; Digital technology in learning mathematics and statistics |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Technology Sydney |
University of the Sunshine Coast | |
School of Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences | |
University of Tasmania | |
University of South Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q37xy/tertiary-mathematics-education
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