ERIC Number: EJ1015941
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul-23
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1990-3839
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Incoming Engineering Students' Self-Assessment of Their Mathematical Background
Guner, Necdet
Educational Research and Reviews, v8 n14 p1166-1176 Jul 2013
The aim of this study was to develop a tool to measure levels of mathematical knowledge gained in high school, as perceived by incoming engineering students. The study included 657 engineering students in the 2011-2012 academic year. Factor analysis was used to obtain a scale consisting of 47 items (Cronbach Alpha coefficient, 0.975). The mathematical knowledge scale consisted of five sub-dimensions (Integration, Differentiation, General subjects, Graphing and Limit) related to subjects in the high school mathematics curriculum. Engineering students were asked to evaluate their own levels of knowledge. There was a significant difference between average scale scores of students successfully completing the calculus I course during the first semester of university and those failing this course. This difference was in favour of the students completing the lesson successfully. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), College Freshmen, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Achievement, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Success, Rating Scales, Calculus, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Mathematics, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Mathematics Skills, Test Construction, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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