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Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning

RationaleT&L challenges

• Mixed intake of students on economics programmes

• Widening participation agenda

• Focus on interactive and inclusive learning


Aim

To maximise student attendance, engagement and participation in mathematics for economics through the provision of an accessible and fully interactive toolkit of varied and flexible resources


Project Objectives

• online question bank

• 50 video segments

• 10 teaching and learning guides

• Interactive website


Project Partners & Expertise

• Consortium and Advisory Partners

• Project Director/Project Managers

• Authors (6) and Advisory Group (67)

• Subject Centre (Economics Network)


Online Question Bank

200 – 300 question styles, many millions of question realisations

• Diagnostic testing• Seminars/Tutorials• Problem Sheets• Video Support• Revision• Assessment


Question randomisation

Random item

Reverse engineered for integer Q

Currency (£,$,euro)

Random price

NB


Part of the feedback


Multi-choice (decontexturalised)

Can be this

Distracters generated by mal-

rules

Random coeffs and degrees of polynomials


T,F or U (a harder question!)


Video Segments

• 50 segments

• For each concept:– Real world examples illustrating principles of

economics– Formula/diagram/graph


T&L Guides

• Present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching maths concepts

• Structure:– Presentation of concepts– T&L activities– Incorporate video clips and question bank


Dissemination

• Workshops, conferences, seminars (82)• One-to-one meetings (25)• Regional workshops (16)• Brochures, Posters• Marketing literature• Mailshots• Articles, project summaries• Feedback sessions (5)


FAME and SSSETL Projects

• Additional dissemination and embedding

• Extending the METAL project to statistics

• Including additional subject areas

• Capitalise on the expertise gained from the METAL project



http://www.metalproject.co.uk/