”Do not go on a wildgoose chase"

Dr Paul Lau 's advice " Do not go on a wildgoose chase" was an apt introduction to the motivational session of the Mathematics Clinic. It was referring to the common mistakes students make when trying to find solutions to mathematical problems. Often they engage meaningless was without understanding the problem clearly. According to him weak performance in the subject is attributed to lack of mathematical skills, metacognitive skills and problem-solving skills. OM114 is alarmed at the continuous low percentage of achievement in the MAT112 course. We are striving to improve the quality of student learning and achievement in this course. On 24 July 2004 the Education Bureau of OMI 14 with the cooperation of lecturers from the Department of Quantitative Sciences held a Mathematics Clinic for students of MAT112 with the aim of helping students improve their mathematical problem solving skills.