Mathematics support centre attendees and their use of online resources

Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Peter Mulligan, James O'Malley

Abstract


In this paper we consider survey results which focus on student use of online resources, where all respondents were attendees of a Mathematics Support Centre. We see that while most respondents are engaging with online resources, some are not using resources in an appropriate fashion. We discuss how these preliminary findings might inform discussions on the merits, or otherwise, of institutions providing training for students on their use of online materials. We also identify several areas of potential further research.


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Online resources; mathematics support; usage; reliability

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v18i3.1081

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