id: 02344025 dt: j an: 2002a.00339 au: Jackman, Susan; Goldfinch, Judy; Searl, John ti: The Effectiveness of Coursework Assessment in Mathematics Service Courses‒Studies at Two Universities. so: Int. J. Math. Educ. Sci. Technol. 32, No. 2, 175-87 (2001). py: pu: Taylor \& Francis, Abingdon, Oxon la: EN cc: D45 ut: ci: li: doi:10.1080/002073901300037627 ab: Describes the introduction and evaluation of the effectiveness of a single group project given at a new university, and 10 individual tasks at an ancient university, to devise appropriate and relevant assessments for first-year service mathematics courses for science and engineering. Studies the effects of these tasks on attitudes toward mathematics, students’ examination results, and their ability to apply mathematics in context. (Contains 11 references.) (ERIC) rv: