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CETL-MSOR conference 9 September 2014 Cardiff Helping BTEC students to prepare for university: mathematics-based activities for non-mathematics students Emma Cliffe Cheryl Voake-Jones Jane White Luis Rodriguez Overview


  1. CETL-MSOR conference │ 9 September 2014 │ Cardiff Helping BTEC students to prepare for university: mathematics-based activities for non-mathematics students Emma Cliffe Cheryl Voake-Jones Jane White Luis Rodriguez

  2. Overview § Background § Motivation § BTEC On Track programme § Summer school

  3. Background § Since 2011… § Pre-sessional material § Additional small group support § Alternative teaching arrangements § Cohorts § Computer Science § Sports and Exercise Science § Engineering

  4. But … § What about getting students to apply in the first place? § Lack of knowledge § Can I apply with a BTEC? § I need Maths??! § I need to improve my Maths § Motivation for attending and engaging with BTEC On Track

  5. Background: On Track to Bath § Sustained programme of activities for A- Level students § Cohorts: § Science § Social Sciences § Computer Science § Masterclasses and an Academic Project

  6. Motivation for BTEC On Track § Encourage more BTEC students to apply to HE § Widening Participation benefits § Build mathematical skillset over a more practical timescale

  7. On Track to Bath: the BTEC way BTEC Year 1 … Mar Apr May Jun College based maths Maths summer school Applications received tutorials and selected 3.5 days 4 x 90 mins 3 local colleges Residential Subject dependent

  8. On Track to Bath: the BTEC way BTEC Year 2 College based maths College based maths tutorials tutorials 8 x 90 mins 6 x 90 mins Subject dependent Subject dependent UCAS preparation Transition to HE workshop Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Summer school Problem solving Problem solving report submitted workshop report submitted

  9. Summer School – Computer Science § Matrices: operations and transformations § Multiplication associative but not commutative § Translation, scaling and rotation of a 2D homogeneous coordinate system § Practised: Algebra, Pythagoras, trigonometry and polygon geometry § Programming Python and OpenGL to create 2D animations

  10. Summer School - Engineering § Basic control theory § Concept of moment of inertia § Lego MINDSTORMS robotics challenge

  11. Summer School – Sports and Exercise Science § Departmental talks § How can Usain Bolt run so fast? An introduction to Biomechanics § London 2012: A sociological analysis § Equations of motion § Percentages and ratios § Estimation

  12. Summer School – All § Maths session § Group presentations § Social activities

  13. Summer School – student feedback The ¡projects ¡we ¡are ¡doing ¡now ¡are ¡a ¡ similar ¡challenge ¡to ¡what ¡university ¡ It ¡gives ¡you ¡the ¡enthusiasm ¡to ¡study ¡ students ¡do. ¡As ¡opposed ¡to ¡A-­‑levels, ¡ harder; ¡you ¡want ¡to ¡aim ¡higher. ¡ which ¡is ¡all ¡theory, ¡theory, ¡theory. ¡ ¡ It ¡has ¡been ¡good ¡to ¡get ¡a ¡feel ¡for ¡uni ¡life. ¡ This ¡has ¡really ¡helped ¡me ¡to ¡see ¡ how ¡maths ¡links ¡together ¡with ¡the ¡ real ¡world. ¡ ¡ I ¡wasn’t ¡really ¡sure ¡about ¡it. ¡Not ¡ unAl ¡this ¡week ¡really. ¡Now ¡I ¡actually ¡ do ¡really ¡want ¡to ¡go! ¡ It ¡has ¡been ¡great ¡to ¡use ¡a ¡proper ¡lab, ¡ because ¡you ¡would ¡never ¡be ¡able ¡to ¡ do ¡that ¡at ¡college. ¡ ¡

  14. BTEC On Track – Next steps § Problem solving workshop § College-based tutorials § Transitions workshop § The Acid Test

  15. Thank you for listening Questions or comments welcomed www.bath.ac.uk/study/mash ¡ ¡ mash@bath.ac.uk ¡ ¡ @BathMASH ¡

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