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Mindsets and diversity: understanding and addressing attainment gaps amongst undergraduates in highly mathematical subjects

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Undergraduates studying highly mathematical subjects at university level often have a long history of success in mathematics, particularly in school-level mathematics. We report on the interim findings of a study of undergraduates who all achieved the highest possible grades in their school examinations but whose performance in university mathematics examinations reveal attainment gaps that are not predictable by prior attainment. Focusing particularly on attitudinal factors such as mindset and beliefs about ways of working with mathematics we examine students’ perceptions of what enables or prevents them from being successful with their mathematics at university level using a mixture of questionnaires and interviews.
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https://bsrlm.org.uk/publications/proceedings-of-day-conference/ip40-1/

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University of Oxford
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SSD
Department:
Education
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Author
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0000-0003-4118-2413
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Role:
Author


Publisher:
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics
Host title:
BSRLM Proceedings
Volume:
40
Issue:
1
Article number:
06
Publication date:
2020-05-15
Acceptance date:
2020-04-25
Event title:
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics Spring Conference
Event location:
University of Cambridge
Event website:
https://bsrlm.org.uk/publications/proceedings-of-day-conference/
Event start date:
2020-03-07
Event end date:
2020-03-07


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1101585
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pubs:1101585
Deposit date:
2020-04-25

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