Hyland, Diarmaid and O’Shea, Ann
(2021)
The student perspective on teaching and assessment during initial COVID-19 related closures at Irish universities: implications for the future.
Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 40 (4).
pp. 455-477.
ISSN 0268-3679
Abstract
The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 closures from the perspective of students studying mathematics at university level in Ireland. A survey was designed and administered to students who were enrolled in at least one mathematics module in an Irish university at the time of the closures. The survey comprised three sections: teaching and learning, assessment and personal experience, with a focus on how the changes in teaching and assessment were viewed by students. A total of 263 students from six universities responded to the survey. The corresponding data are described, as are various trends that were identified through open-response questions. The data offer a window into the student experience during the tertiary level closures and show the effect that the sudden shifts (e.g., in delivery and support) had on learning, assessment and student well-being. The survey responses show that most students dealt with the rapid changes in a resilient and mature manner, particularly when confronted with adversity. Numerous insights can be gleaned from the students’ perspectives that have the potential to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics at tertiary level in Ireland in the future. Many of the findings could also apply to teaching and learning in other subjects and internationally.
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Article
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| Additional Information: |
Cite as: Hyland, D. & O’Shea, A. 2021, "The student perspective on teaching and assessment during initial COVID-19 related closures at Irish universities: implications for the future", Teaching mathematics and its applications, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 455-477. |
| Keywords: |
College Students;
COVID-19;
Educational Change;
Evaluation Methods;
Mathematic Education;
Pandemics;
School Closing;
Student Attitudes;
Student Experience;
Teaching Methods; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
17952 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrab017 |
| Depositing User: |
Mr Diarmaid Hyland
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Dec 2023 12:09 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA |
| Publisher: |
Oxford Academic |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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