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Fitzmaurice, Olivia; Mac an Bhaird, Ciarán – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
In this paper, we report on the outcomes of a survey of students across 12 higher education institutions in Ireland and the UK. Participants were asked to give their views on what tutors should do and not do when they are providing Mathematics Learning Support to students. We present the categories that emerged from an analysis of student…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Tutoring, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes
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O'Sullivan, Linda; Casey, Deirdre; Crowley, Julie – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2021
Over the past 30 years, higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide have been grappling with the difficulties experienced by many students entering higher education due to their poor pre-entry core mathematical skills. In the Republic of Ireland and the UK, the provision of mathematics learning support (MLS) is the approach most commonly…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Mathematics Instruction, Academic Support Services, Use Studies
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Burton, Rob J. F. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020
Purpose: Demonstration farming has been an important part of agricultural extension since the first decades of the twentieth century. While Seaman Knapp is often credited with developing demonstration farming, his son acknowledged that the concept has much earlier origins in the nineteenth century development of model/pattern farms. However,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Demonstration Programs, Farm Management, Extension Education