These activity reports describe some articulation-related projects and initiatives of members of the larger BCcupms constituency that are completed or ongoing. The results of the projects should be of benefit generally to mathematics/statistics education in BC.
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Placement Tests for Calculus I Survey
Completed in April 2001 by David Leeming of the University of Victoria, this report is a summary of the results of a survey of BC’s post-secondary educational institutions on their use of Placement Tests for Calculus I.
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Math Proficiencies Requiredfor 1st-year Math, Stats, and MFEE
In 1999, the Centre for Curriculum Transfer and Technology in BC completed a project to review the general and specific mathematics proficiencies recommended by BC’s post-secondary educational institutions for entry to selected mathematics/statistics courses.
The courses selected for this study were:
- Calculus,
- Introductory Statistics, and
- Mathematics for Elementary Education.
The Report details some very interesting findings and details the recommendations of the Project’s Steering Committee.
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