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Direct linkDzator, Michael; Dzator, Janet – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2020
The Mathematics and Statistics Support Centre (MSSC) at Central Queensland University (CQU), which is part of the Academic Learning Centre (ALC), has been in operation since 1984 as the first MSSC in Australia. The Mathematics Learning Support (MLS) centres have spread to almost every university in Australia currently. The MSSC at CQU offers free…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, College Mathematics, Statistics, Foreign Countries
Download full textRobinson, Clare; Galligan, Linda; Hussain, Zanubia; Abdullah, Shahab; Frederiks, Anita; Wandel, Andrew – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2019
For many mature-aged students, there can be a considerable gap between finishing formal study and beginning university. They are often required to draw on qualifications and skills, including mathematics, which are dated, but necessary for success. Most universities offer several pathways that prospective students can take to enter university:…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Readiness, College Preparation, Undergraduate Students
Mann, Gemma; Willans, Julie – Student Success, 2020
To explore the mathematics learning experiences of those more likely to come from non-traditional educational backgrounds, ten students studying one or two maths units in the Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) at CQUniversity Australia were interviewed. The aim was to investigate how these students learnt to become…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Independent Study, Foreign Countries, Student Needs
Becoming Competent, Confident and Critically Aware: Tracing Academic Numeracy Development in Nursing
Galligan, Linda – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2013
This paper describes the mathematical journey of a mature aged nursing student as she struggles to become more academically numerate. Within the paper, academic numeracy is defined around three features: competence, confidence and critical awareness of both the context of mathematics and students' own relationship with mathematics. It then uses…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Nursing Students, Adult Students, Mathematics
