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Helping students learn how to learn mathematics at university

This project aims to support university students in learning mathematics by identifying their learning styles and providing personalized strategies to accommodate different teaching styles. The project includes developing an online resource that encourages active learning and retention of course materials.

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Helping students learn how to learn mathematics at university

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  1. Helping students learn how to learn mathematics at university Andrew Kennedy, University of Bath

  2. reduced enjoyment What can we do about this? difficulty in future modules not learning at the time Problems Observed not retaining knowledge pressured revision

  3. Aims of the project • Help students to think carefully about their personal learning styles and how they can use this information to • accommodate teaching styles • learn the course material • approach problem sheets

  4. Develop an online resource

  5. Other applications • The resources on learning style may also feed into some of the other work MASH does • Considering how the resources available may be used be students with different learning styles • Tutors will be able to consider an individual’s learning style when helping them with difficult topics

  6. A successful project would… • be used by many students • contain a sensible amount of useful information The ideal scenario • more students encouraged to learn as they go • more students remembering the information past the exam

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