The students :
The students 623 students
91% Undergraduate
59% Female
42% Science
17% Arts
13% Economics
7% Engineering
5% University Preparation Course
3% Pharmacy
Support programs during Semester :
Support programs during Semester Drop-in Centre
Students can seek individual assistance
Supplementary tutorials
Extra one hour class for a specific unit of study
Lunch time calculus lectures — 2 per week
Extensive web-site of maths materials
MLC publications & links to other sites
Student hours of attendance 1997 to 2006 :
Student hours of attendance 1997 to 2006
Weekly hours of Drop-in Centre attendance for Semester 1 :
Weekly hours of Drop-in Centre attendance for Semester 1
Snapshot — Week 4 Semester 1 :
Snapshot — Week 4 Semester 1 Drop-in Centre — open 35 hours, 245 visits
288 student hours (no.of students no. of hours)
Visited by 152 students with 55 students making multiple visits
Average duration of visit: 1 hour 10 minutes
Lectures and tutorial — 11 classes
Average attendance 10 students
“Successes and Failures” :
“Successes and Failures” Tony
Mature age — 30
Previously TAFE teacher
Enrolled in Engineering
Studied appropriate maths level at school (no maths since 1994)
Used MLC extensively
Past all first year maths units Jane
Mature age — 23
Previous degree — BMus
Enrolled in Science
Studied year 10 maths at in school (no maths since 2000)
Use MLC programs up to Week 7 and then dropped out.
Tony and Jane 2007 :
Tony and Jane 2007 Tony
Second year engineering — doing well
Jane
Re-enrolled in maths units in 2007
Made extensive use of the MLC during Semester 1
Passed?