Mathematics support sessions for second-level students


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This paper reports on a free drop-in mathematics support service offered to secondary school students by Dublin City University. Pre-service mathematics teachers volunteered as tutors in the scheme, which was available to students from 1st 6th year. Both students and tutors were surveyed to ascertain the benefits of the scheme to all parties involved.


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Mathematics Learning Support

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v15i1.348

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