Assessing Mathematicsâ Attitude among Technical University Students

Atan, Mislina; Kasmin, Fauziah

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“…Beside descriptive analyses, collected data have been mostly subjected to independent samples t-test (see, e.g., [25]), analysis of variance (see, e.g., [21,31,37,43]), correlation techniques (see, e.g., [22,27,28,33,45]), or to regression (linear, multiple) analyses (see e.g., [2,3,32,34]). Studies which applied factor analysis (see, e.g., [23,30]), principal component analysis (see, e.g., [36]), discriminant analysis (see, e.g., [2,44]), or mixed-effects models [40] are relatively rare.…”

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“…Concerns regarding the problem of unsatisfactory mathematics performance have been reported internationally. Most of these studies are related to developing countries, such as Malaysia [2,3,23,[27][28][29][30], Iran [31], Nigeria [32], Ghana [25], and the Philippines [33,34]. Studies relating to the field of Australia are also quite common [20,21,[35][36][37][38].…”

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“…Much research has been conducted to examine students' attitudes towards mathematics, and most authors agree that it plays a vital role in the process of teaching and learning mathematics [30]. Results show that a positive attitude towards mathematics has a significant impact on effective student engagement and participation and will increase students' success in mathematics (Khoo and Ainley (2005), as cited in [30]). Furthermore, valuing the importance of mathematics was also claimed to have a positive effect on students' mathematics performances [23].…”

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Factors Influencing Mathematics Achievement of University Students of Social Sciences

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The paper aims to investigate the main factors influencing the mathematics achievement of social sciences university students in Slovenia. A conceptual model was derived where three categories of variables were taken into account: attitude towards mathematics and math anxiety, engagement in learning activities, and attitude towards involving technology in learning mathematics. Data were collected for seven consecutive academic years and analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed a very high coefficient of determination for mathematics achievement (0.801), indicating that variables “Perceived Level of Math Anxiety”, “Self-Engagement in Mathematics Course at University”, and “Perceived Usefulness of Technology in Learning Mathematics”, together, explain 80.1% of the total variance. Based on our findings, we can conclude that teaching in secondary school is a crucial determinant for success in mathematics at university. It is essential to identify the best methods for secondary school math teachers which will help them give future students better entry-level knowledge for universities. These methods will, hopefully, also improve the level of mathematics self-confidence, as well as lower the level of math anxiety, which all considerably affect the performance of students in university mathematics.

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“…Students who feel afraid when learning mathematics tend to avoid mathematics-related tasks (Atan & Kasmin, 2018;Mensah & Okyere, 2019). In fact, these tasks can provide many benefits for the success of students in the future, both in terms of academic achievement at school and in social life in the future (Fadilah & Munandar, 2021;Siregar & Restati, 2017).…”

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Students’ Perceptions of Mathematics Learning Based on Their Brain Domination Group

Mumtazah,

Dahlan,

Mulyaning A.

2024

Cendekia

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This research discusses students' perceptions of mathematics learning based on their brain dominance. Descriptive qualitative methods were used with questionnaires and interviews. The research subjects were 26 students who filled out a questionnaire in the form of a brain dominance questionnaire, with details of 6 students who were interviewed in depth. Data analysis was carried out through discourse analysis of the interview results by considering the respondent's environmental context. The results of the research show that there are differences in perception between students who are right and left brain dominant and students who use both equally. Some students have different ease and difficulties in learning mathematics, as well as different views about the benefits of this material in everyday life. Apart from brain dominance, there are several other factors that influence students' perceptions, including the way teachers teach and the learning environment. Knowing students' brain dominance is important, because it can help teachers determine how to teach material appropriately so that it gets a good perception for all students, whether they are right-brain dominant, left-brain dominant, or those who tend to be balanced. In conclusion, students' perceptions of mathematics learning can be different, depending on their brain dominance.

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“…The majority of previous studies focused on students' attitudes towards mathematics, but in this analysis, researchers would identify the attitudes of 8 th grade students and the ability of students to solve mathematical problems. Three variables affect students' lack of mathematical skills, they may be from educators, students themselves, and environmental variables (Atan & Kasmin, 2018). Student variables, such as the level of intellect, preferences, skills, and attitudes, derive from the students themselves.…”

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An Analysis of Students’ Attitudes Towards Mathematical Problem Solving Ability

Jusra

Iskandar

2020

KJPM

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This study aims to identify the attitudes of students on the ability to solve problems with mathematics. The attitudes of students evaluated in this study include self-confidence, anxiety, enthusiasm, and self-regulated mathematics learning. The research subjects were 79 students in grade VIII. The researcher re-concentrated on three students from all of them, who had mathematical problem-solving skills in the high, medium, and low groups. These subjects were selected from students who focused on problem-solving mathematical skills, questionnaires on the attitudes of students, and interviews with researchers. The instruments used to collect were an instrument of problem-solving mathematical ability and an instrument of students’ attitudes in the form of student attitudes towards mathematics questionnaire. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The findings have shown that the majority of students are balanced between excited and unexcited on mathematics. The majority reason for students who are enthusiastic about mathematics is that they can improve their abilities, talents, and knowledge. Others have different explanations such as having the resources; formulas and problems, making them feel challenged; thinking that mathematics is important. The majority of students had a low category of self-confidence and anxiety towards mathematics, and had a moderate level of enthusiasm in mathematics and self-regulated learning.

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Assessing Mathematicsâ Attitude among Technical University Students

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