Mathematics attitudes among students of Civil Engineering (CROSBI ID 59056)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Matotek, Josipa
engleski
Mathematics attitudes among students of Civil Engineering
The aim of this paper is to identify attitudes of undergraduate students of Civil Engineering towards mathematics by studying the responses of 193 students. This study examines whether there is a connection between attitudes towards mathematics and performance on exams in mathematics. Furthermore, differences in attitudes about math regarding gender and prior education (vocational or grammar school) were also analyzed. The Attitude Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI) questionnaire was used for this research. Data were analyzed with analytics software package Statistica 13, t-test, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were also used. The survey results suggest a conclusion that there is no difference in attitudes towards mathematics regarding gender. Grammar school students scored significantly higher than vocational students in overall attitudes, but also in all four sub-scales Enjoyment, Motivation, Value and Self-confidence. Students with the lowest scores on the exam have more negative attitudes and vice versa. This also goes for the subscales Enjoyment, Value and Self-confidence, but not for Motivation.
math attitudes, math performance, ATMI questionnaire, statistical analysis, undergraduate students
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Podaci o prilogu
209-222.
objavljeno
Podaci o knjizi
Mathematics Education as a Science and a Profession
Kolar-Begovič, Zdenka ; Kolar-Šuper, Ružica ; Jukić Matić, Ljerka
Zagreb: Element ; Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku ; Odjel za matematiku Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku
2017.
978-953-197-592-6