Abstract
![CDATA[Background: Mathematics is often perceived to be a difficult subject and students struggle with it. A combination of factors including a compromise with tertiary admission requirements, such as prerequisites, a link between Federal funding and student number at an institution, relaxed mathematics requirement to complete secondary education, ATAR based admission to programs, and, admission of mature age and international students with diverse backgrounds elevates the number of tertiary students struggling with mathematics. At UWS, to support these students with their mathematics, various services including lecturer consultation time, tutorials, pre- and within-semester workshops, library roving, online tutoring, peer-assisted student support and free internet sites are made available to them. This study deals with students’ engagement in pre-semester workshops. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate (i) age and gender based influences on students’ engagement in the workshops, (ii) perceived reasons to participate in the workshops and (iii) post-workshops perceptions of their mathematical competency.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (2014): 29th-30th September 2014, The University of Sydney: Student Engagement: From the Classroom to the Workplace |
| Publisher | ACSME |
| Pages | 21-21 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780987183439 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education - Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education |
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| Period | 1/01/14 → … |
Keywords
- Western Sydney University
- study and teaching (higher)
- blended learning
- mathematics