Evaluating the performance of engineering undergraduates who entered without A-level mathematics via a specialist six-week “bridging technology” programme

dc.creator	Loretta Newman-Ford
dc.creator	Stephen Lloyd
dc.creator	Stephen Thomas
dc.date	2007-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:20:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:20:50Z
dc.identifier	1750-0044
dc.identifier	1750-0052
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/bb41d9aab72f4037b9841019bddd251d
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20207
dc.description	This study reports on the progress ofundergraduate students who, duringthe summer of 2005, participated ina top-up mathematics programme atthe University of Glamorgan. BridgingTechnology with Mathematics wasdeveloped to improve the mathematicalpreparedness of prospective studentsfor the mathematical demands ofengineering in Higher Education (HE).The course was designed in responseto a serious decline in students’ masteryof basic mathematical skills and levelof preparation for mathematics-baseddegree courses.This paper evaluates whether the coursewas able to provide students withsufficient mathematical competence/understanding to successfullycomplete the mathematical elementsof their degree courses. Opinions andexperiences regarding the BridgingTechnology with Mathematics programmewere also sought from engineeringlecturers and the students themselves.Findings show that students whoentered engineering degree programmesthrough the Bridging Technology withMathematics route performed better thantheir fellow students in both mathematicaland non-mathematical moduleassessments. The programme providedthe additional benefits of improvingstudents’ mathematical competenceand confidence, academic motivation,preparedness for HE and conviction thatthey had chosen the correct course.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	The Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre
dc.relation	http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/eejournal/2007/2-2/newman-ford_le.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0044
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0052
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Engineering Education, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 33-43 (2007)
dc.subject	engineering mathematics
dc.subject	careers advice
dc.subject	prospective students
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.title	Evaluating the performance of engineering undergraduates who entered without A-level mathematics via a specialist six-week “bridging technology” programme
dc.type	article