Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Orlando, Florida, March 22-25, 2012

Paper S88A

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, ISBN 0-321-869699, Copyright (C) 2013 by Pearson Education, Inc.


The Development Of Online Numeracy Modules for First Year Undergraduate Students at an Australian University

Marian Kemp


Murdoch University
Murdoch, WA
Australia

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ABSTRACT

Critical thinking about quantitative aspects of print and electronic material is essential for successful tertiary study and informed citizenship. Many students lack the background and confidence to engage with the quantitative material that they encounter and this presentation describes a set of online Numeracy Modules designed to help them.

Keyword(s): pedagogy