Mathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African University

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dc.contributor.authorPrince, Robert
dc.contributor.authorFrith, Vera
dc.contributor.authorJaftha, Jacob
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-15T09:31:59Z
dc.date.available2018-02-15T09:31:59Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThe literature pertaining to the definition of Mathematical Literacy (particularly in the Tertiary context) is briefly reviewed. A Mathematical Literacy questionnaire, designed in accordance with this definition, was administered to students entering the MBChB Program at a South African university in 2003. In general the level of Mathematical Literacy of Medical students is higher than that of entry-level Humanities students, and comparable with that of Science students doing Earth or Biological sciences. The response to the results of this testing, in terms of curriculum interventions in the first year of MBChB, are outlined and their degree of success is evaluated. The post-testing of the MBChB students indicated a statistically significant increase in the Mathematical Literacy of these students.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPrince, R., Frith, V., & Jaftha, J. (2004). Mathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African University. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27581en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPrince, Robert, Vera Frith, and Jacob Jaftha "Mathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African University." (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27581en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPrince, R. N., V. Frith, J. J. Jaftha. 2004. “Mathematical literacy of students in first year of medical school at a South African university.” In Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. eds. A Buffler and R.C. Laugksch, 791–798. Durban: SAARMSTE.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Prince, Robert AU - Frith, Vera AU - Jaftha, Jacob AB - The literature pertaining to the definition of Mathematical Literacy (particularly in the Tertiary context) is briefly reviewed. A Mathematical Literacy questionnaire, designed in accordance with this definition, was administered to students entering the MBChB Program at a South African university in 2003. In general the level of Mathematical Literacy of Medical students is higher than that of entry-level Humanities students, and comparable with that of Science students doing Earth or Biological sciences. The response to the results of this testing, in terms of curriculum interventions in the first year of MBChB, are outlined and their degree of success is evaluated. The post-testing of the MBChB students indicated a statistically significant increase in the Mathematical Literacy of these students. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Mathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African University TI - Mathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African University UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27581 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27581
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPrince R, Frith V, Jaftha J. Mathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African University. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27581.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Townen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relation.ispartofseriesProceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education.
dc.subject.otherNumeracy
dc.subject.otherTesting
dc.subject.otherMathematical Literacy
dc.titleMathematical Literacy of Students in First Year of Medical School at a South African Universityen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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