Enhancing Engagement of Agricultural Students in Learning Mathematics Through Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies : Final Report.
Arguably the world is facing a perfect storm with concurrent increases in population, expected standard of living, energy costs and impacts of climate change. To feed the world over coming years, agriculture must be modern, flexible, high-technology and resourced by smart, qualified people. Fundamen...
| Institution: | University of Queensland |
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Office for Learning and Teaching
2016
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| Online pristup: | /resources/SD14_3592_Gupta_Report_2016.pdf |
| Sažetak: | Arguably the world is facing a perfect storm with concurrent increases in population, expected standard of living, energy costs and impacts of climate change. To feed the world over coming years, agriculture must be modern, flexible, high-technology and resourced by smart, qualified people. Fundamental mathematical and quantitative skills are critical for agricultural students to succeed in their studies and careers. Many students study agriculture remotely but learning mathematics in distance mode offers unique challenges because it is highly abstract, fundamentally sequential and based on visual-spatial symbolic notation. Traditional online teaching methods are often unsuccessful in engaging agricultural students in mathematics so innovative approaches are required. This pilot study developed adaptive e-tutorials for two of the most challenging topics, Differential and Integral Calculus, using real-world examples from various agriculture disciplines. The outcomes of this pilot study will underpin a future collaborative project with other Australian universities where similar mathematics courses are offered to agricultural students. |
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| ISBN: | 9781760289577 (PDF) 9781760289584 (DOCX) 9781760289560 (print ed) 9781760289577 (PDF) 9781760289584 (DOCX) 9781760289560 (print ed) |
