TY - JOUR
T1 - A support learning programme for first-year mathematics
AU - Hillock, Poh Wah
AU - Khan, Nazim
PY - 2019/10/3
Y1 - 2019/10/3
N2 - This article is a follow-up to an earlier paper on the mathematics support
learning tutorial programme (SLT), an intervention programme
at The University of Queensland that targets students considered
to be at risk of failing Calculus and Linear Algebra I, the first tertiary
level mathematics subject at The University of Queensland. The
first paper (Hillock, P., Jennings, M., Roberts, A., & Scharaschkin, V.
(2013). Amathematics support programme for first-year engineering
students. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science
and Technology, 44(7), 1030–1044) reported on the inaugural programme
implemented in 2012. This article provides an update of the
progress of the SLT since 2012. We provide statistics for the subsequent
12 semesters to Semester 2, 2018 and describe the evolution of
the SLT since its implementation. Statistical analysis of the additional
data and student feedback indicate that the SLT continues to have
a positive impact on student learning, with weak students making
significant gains from attending the programme.
AB - This article is a follow-up to an earlier paper on the mathematics support
learning tutorial programme (SLT), an intervention programme
at The University of Queensland that targets students considered
to be at risk of failing Calculus and Linear Algebra I, the first tertiary
level mathematics subject at The University of Queensland. The
first paper (Hillock, P., Jennings, M., Roberts, A., & Scharaschkin, V.
(2013). Amathematics support programme for first-year engineering
students. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science
and Technology, 44(7), 1030–1044) reported on the inaugural programme
implemented in 2012. This article provides an update of the
progress of the SLT since 2012. We provide statistics for the subsequent
12 semesters to Semester 2, 2018 and describe the evolution of
the SLT since its implementation. Statistical analysis of the additional
data and student feedback indicate that the SLT continues to have
a positive impact on student learning, with weak students making
significant gains from attending the programme.
KW - First-year mathematics; prerequisite skills; calculus; support learning programme
U2 - 10.1080/0020739X.2019.1656830
DO - 10.1080/0020739X.2019.1656830
M3 - Article
VL - 50
SP - 1073
EP - 1086
JO - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
JF - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
SN - 0020-739X
IS - 7
ER -