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Hillock, Poh Wah; Jennings, Michael; Roberts, Anthony; Scharaschkin, Victor – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
This article describes a mathematics support programme at the University of Queensland, targeted at first-year engineering students identified as having a high risk of failing a first-year mathematics course in calculus and linear algebra. It describes how students were identified for the programme and the main features of the programme. The…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Freshmen, Calculus, Algebra
Graham, Lorraine; Pegg, John – Online Submission, 2010
This paper reports data from the evaluation of the numeracy component of a long-running educational intervention, covering the period from 2001 to 2008. "QuickSmart" is both an intervention and research project operating in Australian schools. It is a structured intervention program designed for middle-school students (ages 10 to 13…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Intervention, Numeracy, Achievement Tests
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Doig, Brian – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
The assessment of children in their years before school and their first years of school has been, traditionally, informal. Further, assessment of children's mathematical skills at this level has been infrequent compared to social, emotional and physical assessments. However, there are contexts where reliable, valid, standardised data from…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Item Response Theory, Mathematics Achievement, Preschool Children