What is it about?
Students in higher education use a range of different technological resources for additional help with mathematics. Some of these are recommended by lecturers; others they find for themselves. This study looked at what resources first-year students use; whether there was a difference between what lecturers and students recommended; and what type of resources they would like to see developed.
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Why is it important?
Many lecturers spend a lot of time sourcing and recommending technological resources for their students - but it is not always clear that students use these. On the other hand, students may find some resources very useful but their lecturers are unaware of these - or feel they are unreliable or encourage surface learning. This study highlighted the differences between the two groups and also identified resources that they would like to see developed.
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This was a very interesting paper to work on, as ensuring that students use the best resources when studying mathematics is so important. I hope you find it equally interesting!
Dr Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn
Dublin City University
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This page is a summary of: Students’ and lecturers’ views on mathematics resources, Teaching Mathematics and its Applications An International Journal of the IMA, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/teamat/hrw026.
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