Peer Review #2 of "The impact of maths support tutorials on mathematics confidence and academic performance in a cohort of HE Animal Science students (v0.1)"

Students embarking on a bioscience degree course, such as Animal Science, often do not have sufficient experience in mathematics. However, mathematics form an essential and integral part of any bioscience degree and are essential to enhance employability. This paper presents the findings of a project looking at the effect of mathematics tutorials on a cohort of first year animal science and management students. The results of a questionnaire, focus group discussions and academic performance analysis indicate that small group tutorials enhance students’ confidence in maths and improve students’ academic performance. Furthermore, student feedback on the tutorial programme provides a deeper insight into student experiences and the value students assign to the tutorials.

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The impact of maths support tutorials on mathematics confidence and academic performance in a cohort of HE Animal Science students

10.7287/peerj.preprints.355v1 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Nieky van Veggel ◽

Jonathan Amory

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Student Experiences ◽

First Year ◽

Science Students ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Animal Science ◽

Mathematics Confidence ◽

Management Students ◽

The Impact ◽

Insight Into

Students embarking on a bioscience degree course, such as Animal Science, often do not have sufficient experience in mathematics. However, mathematics form an essential and integral part of any bioscience degree and are essential to enhance employability. This paper presents the findings of a project looking at the effect of mathematics tutorials on a cohort of first year animal science and management students. The results of a questionnaire, focus group discussions and academic performance analysis indicate that small group tutorials enhance students’ confidence in maths and improve students’ academic performance. Furthermore, student feedback on the tutorial programme provides a deeper insight into student experiences and the value students assign to the tutorials.

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The impact of maths support tutorials on mathematics confidence and academic performance in a cohort of HE Animal Science students

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.463 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. e463

Author(s):

Nieky van Veggel ◽

Jonathan Amory

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Science Students ◽

Animal Science ◽

Mathematics Confidence ◽

The Impact

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The Impact of Social Networks on Science Students' Academic Performance in Ondo State Senior Secondary Schools, Nigeria

Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Volume-1: Issue-10 (December, 2019) ◽

10.36099/ajahss.3.7.4 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 50-63

Author(s):

Jethro Oludare OLOJO

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Social Network ◽

Science Students ◽

The Social ◽

Ondo State ◽

Research Questions ◽

Senior Secondary Schools ◽

Senior Secondary ◽

The Impact

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of social network usage on science students’ academic achievements in Ondo State’s senior secondary schools. The study was also to find the extent to which students under investigation used the social network platforms and the frequencies of their visits. In order to achieve this, a structured questionnaire was designed and administered to students from the three senatorial districts that made up the state. A multistage; which involved simple random and purposive sampling approaches was used to select the sample for the study. 150 copies of the questionnaire were distributed; out of which, 148 (98.78%) copies were returned. For the study, four research questions and two research hypotheses were developed. The hypotheses were assessed using the student's - t statistic at 0.05 significant level; using SPSS version 20 while the research questions formulated were evaluated using frequency counts and percentages. The study revealed that Ondo State senior secondary school science students can efficiently use the social network platforms for academic activities with male students being more proficient than their female counterparts. The study also revealed that the usage of social networks has assisted students to improve their academic performance; irrespective of their classes. Besides, the study showed that Facebook was the most popular of all the social network platforms. To this end, the researcher recommended that teachers, parents, and guidance should monitor the activities of their wards on the social network sites so that they can use the platforms to benefit their lots. Teachers should also use the advantage of students’ exposure to social networking to change their teaching methods from traditional one to online teaching.

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Veterinary Professions Advising Center: An innovative approach to pre-veterinary advising for Animal Science students

Translational Animal Science ◽

10.1093/tas/txab064 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shweta Trivedi ◽

Jessica C Clark ◽

M Todd See

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

State University ◽

Science Students ◽

Animal Science ◽

Veterinary Students ◽

North Carolina State University ◽

Veterinary Student ◽

Undergraduate Advising ◽

The Impact ◽

Academic Year

Abstract Veterinary Professions Advising Center (VetPAC) is a unique undergraduate advising center that combines Career Center services with pre-professional advising for pre-veterinary students at North Carolina State University (NCSU). During the past 10 years, VetPAC has created five distinct internships, three annual study abroad courses, a competitive annual high school summer camp, provided holistic advising, and hosted large-scale advising events that consistently provide resources to more than 800 students annually. The VetPAC provided outreach to an average of 13 local high schools per academic year, and educated over 300 visiting students about VetPAC and pre-veterinary life at NCSU since 2015. NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine has had a minimum of 26% and a maximum of 45% DVM students in the incoming classes who accessed VetPAC resources and advising. This article presents the impact VetPAC has had on pre-veterinary student success at NCSU, and provides an outline of VetPAC’s first 10 years of development as a model of combined career services and pre-professional advising for peer institutions.

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