Improving Learner Numeracy

This year’s Research for Education seminar series kicks off soon:

WHEN: 4:00 - 5:00PM, TUESDAY 2 APRIL 2019
WHERE: ROOM H224, H BLOCK, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, FORTH STREET, DUNEDIN
OR CLICK HERE TO JOIN ONLINE VIA SKYPE

Brigid Casey will start this year's series with a session on Improving Learner Numeracy. 

"In New Zealand and internationally, there is growing concern that learners are entering tertiary education with lower mathematics competency than educators expect. Many learners struggle with mathematics and may even avoid quantitative courses altogether. In this seminar, I will briefly describe a research project that included a pilot intervention aimed at addressing low numeracy. This will be followed by a discussion on the outcomes of the research, including implications for practice for educators, learning advisors, and tertiary education organisations."

Brigid is an Academic Advisor with the Learning and Teaching Development team at Otago Polytechnic.