Archive for 2004

40 questions…

Thursday, October 28th, 2004

Download a 6 page worksheet

Following the TROL example, I am adding some PDFs of worksheets here. The first is 40 short questions for revision for students taking an Access course – this first test is non-calculator. Topics covered include

Whole numbers, fractions and decimals
Percentage and simple percentage problems
Basic Unit conversion
Ratios (including foreign currency)
Basic probability

Students will get [...]

Teacher Resources On Line (TROL)

Saturday, October 23rd, 2004

Teacher Resources On Line has a lot of downloadable PDF files with quizzes, problems and mini-investigations. Could be useful. The arithmetic practice PDF file has 12 pages of puzzles around tables and simple arithmetic operations but presented in a puzzly way with number squares and other visual shapes. Could be handy for use with Access [...]

Maths in vocational context

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

A big thankyou to the University of Hull Study Advice Services crew for making their worksheets and leaflets available online without password protection.

I’ll be using the excellent Mathematics Practice for Nursing and Midwifery (a PDF file) available to my access students over the half term as revision and a bit of a challenge for the [...]

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Sunday, October 17th, 2004

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Why keep it simple?

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

I suggest you use a very simple page design and navigation for course sites
In my opinion, that means…

** a home page that acts as a course diary

** a contact form

** a page with downloadable files such as the scheme of work

the course diary should have carefully chosen links added each week at the top of [...]