Predicting failure in first-term calculus courses

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Predicting failure in first-term calculus courses Garaschuk, Kseniya

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the set up and administration of a precalculus diagnostic test and an attitudinal survey to first-term calculus students. We then illustrate how these tools can be used to identify groups of students at high risk of failing their respective calculus course. The tools and analysis described here can be easily adapted and implemented at any post-secondary institution. Instructors and academic advisors can use this information to better support the students by providing them with appropriate options and resources.

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Title	Predicting failure in first-term calculus courses
Creator	Garaschuk, Kseniya
Contributor	University of British Columbia. Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative
Date Issued	2017-05-27
Description	In this paper, we describe the set up and administration of a precalculus diagnostic test and an attitudinal survey to first-term calculus students. We then illustrate how these tools can be used to identify groups of students at high risk of failing their respective calculus course. The tools and analysis described here can be easily adapted and implemented at any post-secondary institution. Instructors and academic advisors can use this information to better support the students by providing them with appropriate options and resources.
Genre	Report
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2017-10-31
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0357414
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/63494
Affiliation	Science, Faculty of; Mathematics, Department of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Postdoctoral
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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