SIGMA - Developing a statistical edge

Gadsden, R. J.; Smith, Karen; Cornish, Rosie

doi:10.11120/msor.2006.06040009

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“…This has led to the growth of statistics support as a separate strand within mathematics support (MacGillivray, 2009). The nature of statistics support is often quite different from that of mathematics support (Gadsden, Smith & Cornish, 2006). In particular, the short interactions characteristic of a visit to a drop-in centre may not be appropriate.…”

Section: B Developments In the Nature Of Mathematics Supportmentioning

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The development of mathematics support: teaching and learning practices, scholarship and communities

Lawson¹,

Grove²,

Croft³

2022

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Mathematics support for students is an innovation in the teaching and learning of mathematics which now plays a vital role in their learning experience and which is provided by most universities in the United Kingdom, and increasingly in other parts of the world. This paper describes and reviews research into the development of this provision over the last 30 years or so, providing a rationale for its establishment in terms of student under-preparedness for the mathematical demands of university study, widening participation in higher education and the increasing importance of mathematical and statistical skills to a very wide range of disciplines. The most common model used to provide mathematics support is a 'drop-in' centre which offers one-to-one support to students who attend to see an

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Section: B Developments In the Nature Of Mathematics Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

The development of mathematics support: teaching and learning practices, scholarship and communities

Lawson¹,

Grove²,

Croft³

2022

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The evolution of mathematics support: a literature review

Lawson

Grove

Croft

2019

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and

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Mathematics support, the provision of additional learning opportunities to, primarily, nonmathematics specialist undergraduates has grown significantly since the early 1990s, particularly in the UK, Ireland and Australia. Alongside the growth in volume of provision, there has been a marked increase in the amount of research and scholarship relating to mathematics support that has been carried out and disseminated. This paper reviews this literature and in doing so identifies areas in which mathematics support has evolved. This evolution has taken place in response to a range of crucial changes in the external policy and general environment and, in particular, in response to the changing nature of the so-called 'Mathematics Problem'. Key themes that emerge from the literature review, which are explored in detail, are the characteristics of students who engage with mathematics support and reasons why others do not; the role of the mathematics support tutor, who undertakes the tutoring task and how they are trained; the positioning of mathematics support within higher education structures; and the evaluation of the effectiveness of mathematics support.

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Mathematics Support Research

Samuels¹

2006

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SIGMA - Developing a statistical edge

Cited by 4 publications

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The development of mathematics support: teaching and learning practices, scholarship and communities

The development of mathematics support: teaching and learning practices, scholarship and communities

The evolution of mathematics support: a literature review

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