Mathematics Support Research

Following Richard Gadsden’s article in the last issue of MSOR Connections [5] which introduced the statistics element of the Sigma Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support I would like to introduce the research element of the Centre.

I am hoping to write a regular ‘column’ in MSOR Connections on mathematics support research and also report on other people’s research into mathematics support. My inspiration for this is the Mathematics Support Association which ran 3 national conferences and produced 8 newsletters between 1993 and 1999 (which I shall refer to in due course).