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dc.contributor.authorKremmer, M
dc.contributor.authorBrimble, M
dc.contributor.authorFreudenberg, B
dc.contributor.authorCameron, C
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:38:35Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:38:35Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2012-02-10T01:14:33Z
dc.identifier.issn1447-9494
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32190
dc.description.abstractLiteracy and numeracy have become important global educational issues. Numeracy has been shown to impact on the performance of first year tertiary students and evidence suggests that students without recent maths studies are underprepared for programs such as science, IT, economics and accounting (Belward et al., 2007; Alcock et al., 2008). This paper uses a maths aptitude test developed by Ballard and Johnson (2004) to measure commencing commerce student maths abilities. Participating students are then offered a place in a maths workshop to assist with their basic maths skills. We find that the maths skills test is predictive of students' performance in the first year statistics course. Qualitative evidence suggests that students benefited from the workshop in terms of skills development and confidence. We therefore suggest that commencing student attributes will influence graduate attributes and hence demand further attention.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent609556 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCommon Ground
dc.publisher.placeChampaign
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.Learning-Journal.com
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto13
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalThe International Journal of Learning
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation and computing sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchVocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode46
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode39
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390114
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleNumeracy of First Year Commerce Students: Preliminary Analysis of an Intervention
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2010. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal’s website or contact the authors.
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorFreudenberg, Brett D.
gro.griffith.authorBrimble, Mark A.


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