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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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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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Kinnunen, Päivi; Butler, Matthew; Morgan, Michael; Nylen, Aletta; Peters, Anne-Kathrin; Sinclair, Jane; Kalvala, Sara; Pesonen, Erkki – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
There is growing appreciation of the importance of understanding the student perspective in Higher Education (HE) at both institutional and international levels. This is particularly important in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects such as Computer Science (CS) and Engineering in which industry needs are high but so are…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Expectation, Student Attitudes, STEM Education