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dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Peter R
dc.contributor.authorWatters, Dianne J
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Christopher L
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Michael L
dc.contributor.authorLoughlin, Wendy A
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T22:46:54Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T22:46:54Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0020-739X
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/0020739X.2021.1968050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/408334
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to adapt the Get Set2 quiz and design a diagnostic quiz for implementation under assumed knowledge admissions into university science degrees. The GetReady Quiz that was designed, comprised five modules benchmarked against the high school curriculum in Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. The significance of this study stems from the development of an alternate approach to support students, with deficiencies in mathematical skills, who enter university STEM programmes with recommended foundational knowledge in mathematics and science. A mixed-mode research methodology was employed in which quiz design was coupled with implementation and evaluation with a pilot study. The GetReady Quiz design featured five discipline modules in Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology, with progression of question difficulty. Knowledge gaps and apparent difficulties for some students with conceptual understanding were evident. Students displayed a realization of their lack of knowledge by reporting that completion of the GetReady Quiz helped them identify areas for revision. The findings indicated that the GetReady quiz was appropriate for assumed knowledge self-diagnosis for commencing students. Approaches to diagnostic testing, such as the GetReady Quiz, should be recommended, if not compulsory, for university students who commence study with STEM assumed knowledge admission.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherRoutledge: Taylor & Francis Group
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchScience, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducational technology and computing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390113
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390109
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390405
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsEducation & Educational Research
dc.subject.keywordsAssumed knowledge
dc.subject.keywordsdiagnostic assessment
dc.subject.keywordsmathematical skills
dc.titleOnline quiz for STEM assumed knowledge self-assessment by first year science students: a pilot study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJohnston, PR; Watters, DJ; Brown, CL; Williams, ML; Loughlin, WA, Online quiz for STEM assumed knowledge self-assessment by first year science students: a pilot study, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
dc.date.updated2021-09-24T00:15:58Z
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
gro.rights.copyrightThis is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology,07 Sep 2021, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2021.1968050
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gro.griffith.authorLoughlin, Wendy A.


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