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The development of mathematics revision resources and economics student demand for these resources

2024; Oxford University Press; Volume: 43; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/teamat/hrae018

1471-6976

Andrew Brendon-Penn, Caroline Elliott, Emil Kostadinov, Jeremy Smith,

Mathematics Education and Programs

Abstract The article describes revision mathematics resources that were developed for students to work through prior to starting their university economics degrees. This was believed to be important as school mathematics syllabi differ. The development of the resources was timely, as when the resources were created, there was also concern that students’ pre university studies may have been disrupted during the pandemic. The resources included short films, sets of notes and multiple quizzing opportunities. The revision resources were made available via the university virtual learning environment. Take up of the resources was very good and the key resources are now also publicly available via The Economics Network website. We tracked students’ use of the revision resources prior to the start of their undergraduate economics degrees in 2023 and during the first term of their studies. The usage data demonstrates the demand for revision mathematics resources, with over 70% of new students engaging with the resources. Data from The Economics Network website support this conclusion. We suggest that usage data provide an important indicator of students’ revealed preference for the resources developed.