Student Use of Online Mathematics Support (Maths Skills) in First Year Biochemistry

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Watters, Dianne
Loughlin, Wendy
Brown, Christopher
Johnston, Peter
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2017
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Hawaiʻi, USA

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Many STEM students lack the necessary mathematical skills required for successful study in biochemistry. We introduced an online support site (Maths Skills) linked to the learning management system to provide clear explanations of important topics (e.g. algebra, graphing, logarithms) in the context of chemistry and biochemistry. It includes worked examples, and questions and answers for practice. In this study we investigated the utilisation of Maths Skills support by first year students.

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2017 HUIC Science, Technology & Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Education Conference

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Biochemistry and cell biology

Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy

Educational technology and computing

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Watters, D; Loughlin, W; Brown, C; Johnston, P, Student Use of Online Mathematics Support (Maths Skills) in First Year Biochemistry, 2017 HUIC Science, Technology & Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Education Conference, 2017