| Title | Online Educational Resources for Incoming First Year Calculus Students |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Science |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2012 |
| Completion | 03/31/2014 |
| Project Summary | Over 3500 students enrol in first-year calculus courses at UBC each year. In the 2010/2011 academic year, 9% failed and 45% received a grade of”C” or lower. This was even more pronounced in MATH 180 where 21% of students failed in 2010/2011. Moreover, the average final grade obtained by Faculty of Arts students in three of the UBC first year calculus courses was 60%, 53%, and 59.2%. Two main obstacles prevent student academic success: (1) gaps in their knowledge base that need to be revealed and corrected, and (2) reliance on ineffective study method. We propose to develop an online diagnostic test and a pre-calculus program that would help incoming first-year students make a successful transition from high school to university mathematics. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2012/2013 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Fok-Sheun Leung |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 41,472.80 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Fok-Sheun Leung, Mathematics, Faculty of Science |