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Tim Gill – Research Matters, 2025
One of the main aims of Core Maths qualifications when they were introduced into the post-16 curriculum in 2014 was to help students develop their understanding of maths and its application to different subject areas, particularly in relation to further study (e.g., higher education). In this article, we explore whether Core Maths is fulfilling…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Classification, Educational Benefits, Dropout Rate
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Thoma, Athina; Nardi, Elena – International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2018
We explore the transition from school to university through a commognitive (Sfard 2008) analysis of twenty-two students' examination scripts from the end of year examination of a first year, year-long module on Sets, Numbers, Proofs and Probability in a UK mathematics department. Our analysis of the scripts relies on a preliminary analysis of the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, College Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts