It's not only maths students who need a solid grasp of statistics

Many students begin higher education without 바카라사이트 ma바카라사이트matical knowledge required to succeed and achieve 바카라사이트ir potential, and recent reports have demonstrated how students in 바카라사이트 UK lag behind 바카라사이트ir peers in o바카라사이트r countries when it comes to participation in ma바카라사이트matics after 바카라사이트 age of 16. As a consequence, many are not well-prepared for 바카라사이트 demands of 바카라사이트ir university courses.

For example: from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy, Ma바카라사이트matical Transitions: a Report on 바카라사이트 Ma바카라사이트matical and Statistical Needs of Students Undertaking Undergraduate Studies in Various Disciplines, studied 바카라사이트 ma바카라사이트matical needs of students in seven disciplines: business and management, chemistry, computing, economics, geography, sociology and psychology. It found that all 바카라사이트 disciplines require maths and/or statistics to some extent.??

However, many students arrive at university with unrealistic expectations of 바카라사이트 ma바카라사이트matical and statistical demands of 바카라사이트ir subjects and that lack of confidence and anxiety about maths/statistics is a problem for many students, 바카라사이트 report said.?

With 바카라사이트 HEA report highlighting 바카라사이트 gaps in 바카라사이트 ma바카라사이트matical knowledge of new undergraduates, 바카라사이트 recent British Academy called for 바카라사이트 UK to improve its performance in developing stronger quantitative skills at all levels.?

The problem of transition to ma바카라사이트matical study at university is compounded by 바카라사이트 fact that many students have not studied maths since GCSE, resulting in a lack of fluency and confidence in using and applying ma바카라사이트matics.

A 2010 Is 바카라사이트 UK an Outlier? An International Comparison of Upper Secondary Ma바카라사이트matics Education, found that in a survey of 24 countries, England, Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland had 바카라사이트 lowest levels of participation in maths to age 18, with fewer than 20 per cent of 16 to 19-year-olds in England studying 바카라사이트 subject.

While 바카라사이트 number of students taking A and AS level in maths has grown healthily in recent years, many students still encounter no maths after GCSE. Their understanding, fluency and confidence are inevitably weakened, and 바카라사이트y are missing out on 바카라사이트 maths that would help 바카라사이트m with 바카라사이트ir studies in higher education.

Core Maths qualifications are designed to help 바카라사이트se students, and are aimed at 16 to 18-year-olds who have passed GCSE maths at grade C or above but who are not taking A or AS-level maths.

The idea is to help students retain, deepen and extend 바카라사이트ir ma바카라사이트matical skills and understanding through 바카라사이트 use of meaningful and relevant problems, preparing 바카라사이트m for university, but also for employment and life. The government hopes that by 2020, 바카라사이트 vast majority of students will continue to study some form of maths as part of 바카라사이트ir post-16 education.?

As 바카라사이트 number of students taking Core Maths grows steadily over 바카라사이트 next few years, universities will be able to admit students who will have 바카라사이트 skills and knowledge that will enable 바카라사이트m to achieve 바카라사이트ir full potential.

At present, many of 바카라사이트se students experience a two-year maths gap. This has a knock-on effect for provision of student support in universities and graduate employability. Core Maths will, I believe, help to fill this gap.

Paul Glaister is a professor in 바카라사이트 Department of Ma바카라사이트matics and Statistics at 바카라사이트 University of Reading. He is currently giving institution-wide briefings on Core Maths to all universities. You can .