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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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Hodds, Mark – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way we learn, teach and support students in many different ways. In particular, the impact of the pandemic on the mathematical capabilities of students arriving at university is now starting to be seen and reported. Students arriving at UK universities in 2021, and having completed their A levels in 2021, had…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mathematics Education, Competence
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Darlington, Ellie – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2015
It is well documented in both the British press and mathematics education literature that many consider A-levels (qualifications for secondary school leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) to be insufficient preparation for undergraduate mathematics study in the UK. A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics are not solely intended for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Students