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Direct linkDurandt, Rina; Herbst, Sheldon; Seloane, Majane – Perspectives in Education, 2022
This article reports on the empirical results and practical aspects concerning the teaching and learning of first-year engineering mathematics at a distance. The investigation over two consecutive years (2020 and 2021) is meant to yield prospects and contribute to the development of suitable pedagogies for online mathematics teaching and learning…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Mathematics Education, Distance Education
Van Heerden, Martina – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
Research has shown that written feedback is important for student learning and development. However, the messages embedded in feedback may lead to students being misled about what they need to learn or how they need to develop. This article reports on a small-scale investigation into the messages embedded in feedback. Legitimation Code Theory was…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Effectiveness, Content Analysis, College Freshmen
Craig, Tracy S. – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2010
This article reports on an activity in a first-year engineering mathematics class designed to strengthen students' personal identities as novice engineers. The literature on identity suggests that students are more likely to be retained in an engineering degree programme if they develop an identity as an engineer and that development of such an…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Engineering Education, College Mathematics, Self Concept
Downs, Colleen T. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
Performance of individual students in a tertiary level course is usually reflected in a final mark that determines their progress and transfer to higher courses. The contributions of different types of assessment to this final mark vary greatly within and between subjects in and between institutions. Performance of students in a first year course,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grades (Scholastic), Science Instruction, Assignments
