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Group by Subject or by Ability? Tertiary Mathematics for Engineering Students
Michael Plank; Alex James; John Hannah
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 42, No. 7 (2011) pp. 857–865
The mathematics topics taught to engineering students at university are ostensibly no different to those taught to mathematics majors, so should these students be taught together or separately? Should engineering students be segregated by ability in ...
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Does Computer-Aided Formative Assessment Improve Learning Outcomes?
John Hannah; Alex James; Phillipa Williams
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 45, No. 2 (2014) pp. 269–281
Two first-year engineering mathematics courses used computer-aided assessment (CAA) to provide students with opportunities for formative assessment via a series of weekly quizzes. Most students used the assessment until they achieved very high (>...
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Meeting the Needs of Our Best and Brightest: Curriculum Acceleration in Tertiary Mathematics
John Hannah; Alex James; Clemency Montelle; Jacqui Nokes
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 42, No. 3 (April 2011) pp. 299–312
For many years, it has been a common practice to recognize students with high potential by according them targeted privileges and opportunities. This includes the practice of allowing students to accelerate their high school programme and, in the...