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Wood, Leigh N.; Mather, Glyn; Petocz, Peter; Reid, Anna; Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie; Houston, Ken; Smith, Geoff H.; Perrett, Gillian – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
We report on an international study about mathematics students' ideas of how they will use mathematics in their future study and careers. This builds on our previous research into students' conceptions of mathematics. In this paper, we use data from two groups of students studying mathematics: those who participated in an in-depth interview and…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Education
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Petocz, Peter; Reid, Anna; Wood, Leigh N.; Smith, Geoff H.; Mather, Glyn; Harding, Ansie; Engelbrecht, Johann; Houston, Ken; Hillel, Joel; Perrett, Gillian – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2007
In this paper, we report on an international study of undergraduate mathematics students; conceptions of mathematics. Almost 1,200 students in five countries completed a short survey including three open-ended questions asking about their views of mathematics and its role in their future studies and planned professions. Responses were analysed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, College Mathematics