RUME 26
2024
Omaha, Nebraska
Learning to Learn Mathematics
Page: 1283
Every year, millions of students begin post-secondary education in the hopes of furthering their education, graduating with a degree, and landing a good job in the future. However, research shows that being college eligible is not the same as being college ready, and first-time students struggle with the rigors of higher education. This can affect student success, both academically and psychologically. To help students acclimate to college life and academics, universities and colleges have created student life skills (SLS) courses which focus on nonacademic skills and learning strategies. While research has shown that SLS courses provide a wide array of benefits to students, these courses often attend to general concepts and techniques without considering their application to different subject areas, making the process abstract for students. One discipline that could highly benefit from incorporating SLS content into the curriculum is mathematics, as certain mathematics courses in higher education are considered gateway courses to advanced coursework for many majors. In this poster session I will discuss how I created a special Learning to Learn Business Calculus workshop focused on nonacademic and mathematics strategy skills, the different components and activities of the workshop, and the ongoing research study which is measuring its effectiveness and usefulness (from the student perspective) as an educational intervention.