Drop-Out from Third Level Maths Courses.

Phyhtian, Ted; Clements, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ267232

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Publication Date: 1982

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Drop-Out from Third Level Maths Courses.

Phyhtian, Ted; Clements, Margaret

Teaching at a Distance, n21 p35-45 Sum 1982

Students in six advanced mathematics courses at the Open University were surveyed to identify and analyze reasons for withdrawal from the courses. Specific recommendations for preventing dropout advising and readily available counseling, clarifying course sequences, avoiding assumptions about student sophistication, and developing new curriculum. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Open Universities, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Withdrawal (Education)

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