Teaching

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Teaching remedial teaching of mathematics

• Relevant links
• http//www.fdewb.nl/summercourse/
• http//www.webspijkeren.nl/
• http//www.web-spijkeren.nl/
• http//www.aleks.com

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Study success QM 1 1999 - 2006
Source Tempelaar, Rienties, Gijselaers (200X),
ontwikkeling van wiskunde en statistiek
prestaties in de tijd van Nederlandse en
internationale studenten ratio prestatie VWO-er
en prestatie niet-VWO-er
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Online Summer course

• Mathematics
• Economics
• http//www.fdewb.nl/summercourse/

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Do you want to be optimally prepared for your
study?

• Take the chance and be prepared for mathematics
  and economics!
• Do you think about studying economics or business
  in Maastricht?
• Afraid you have less than average prior knowledge
  of mathematics and/or economics?
• Would you like to know the position of your
  current skills in mathematics and/or economics?
• Participate in a free on-line test and possibly
  in a Web-based summer-class.

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Prior knowledge test (2005 vs 2006)

• Mathematics (2005 vs 2006)
• attempts 524 vs 433
• completed tests 230 vs 341
• above threshold 39 (17) vs 84 (25)
• below threshold 191 (83) vs 257 (75)
• of students starting at Maastricht
• 55 joined (55) in 2005, mainly German
  Grundkurs students
• 100 joined in 2006, mainly German Grundkurs
  students
• Economics (2005 vs 2006)
• attempts 379 vs. 333
• completed tests 211 vs. 245
• above threshold 60 (25) vs 43 (18)
• below threshold 151 (75) vs 202 (82)
• of students starting at Maastricht
• 50 joined mainly German Grundkurs students and
  Dutch college (HBO) students in 2005
• 50 joined in 2006
• From 01-04-2005 till 01-09-2005

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Results 1st course period (QM) 2006
N sc pass 47 N sc fail 51
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Study success QM 1 1999 - 2006
Source Tempelaar, Rienties, Gijselaers (200X),
ontwikkeling van wiskunde en statistiek
prestaties in de tijd van Nederlandse en
internationale studenten ratio prestatie VWO-er
en prestatie niet-VWO-er
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Marsh Self-concept theory
Figuur 3 gender- en nationaliteisteffecten voor
variabelen uit Marshs zelfconcept theorie in
Tempelaar, Rienties Gijselaers (2006)
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Eccle Wigfield expectancy-value theory
Figuur 4 gender- en nationaliteisteffecten voor
variabelen uit Eccle Wigfield
verwachting-waarde theorie in Tempelaar, Rienties
Gijselaers (2006)
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Learning strategies Vermunt
Source Tempelaar, Rienties, Gijselaers (2007),
gender- en nationaliteisteffecten voor cognitieve
verwerkingsstrategieën uit ILS-HO
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Regulation strategies Vermunt
Source Tempelaar, Rienties, Gijselaers (2007),
gender- en nationaliteisteffecten voor
metacognitieve regulatiestrategieën uit ILS-HO
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Learning conceptions learning orientations
Vermunt
Source Tempelaar, Rienties, Gijselaers (2007),
gender- en nationaliteisteffecten voor
leeroriëntaties en leerconcepties uit ILS-HO
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Contextual math

• Characteristics of the Dutch curriculum
• Statistics
• Contextual (realistic math)
• Graphical calculator

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Study success QM 1 1999 - 2006
Source Tempelaar, Rienties, Gijselaers (200X),
ontwikkeling van wiskunde en statistiek
prestaties in de tijd van Nederlandse en
internationale studenten ratio prestatie VWO-er
en prestatie niet-VWO-er
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ALEKS

• Learning Testing Tool for Math, Stats,
• Please try out yourself
• www.Aleks.com gt free trial

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ALEKS entry assessment
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ALEKS learning pie
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ALEKS Ready to learn Log
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ALEKS Quiz report
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ALEKS Buss Stats Lessons
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ALEKS Question
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ALEKS Explanation
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ALEKS Question
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ALEKS Explanation
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Instructor reporting Quiz mode
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Instructor reporting learning mode