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The association between engineering students’ self-reported mathematical identities and average grades in mathematics courses

Year: 2017

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Arguments have been made that one purpose of learning mathematics successfully is for students to develop mathematical identities. Thus, since students are frequently evaluated with grades in university mathematics courses, a relevant question is how mathematical identities are associated with average grades. This study has measured engineering students’ mathematical identities and compared these measures with grades in university mathematics courses, and a Welch’s ANOVA conclude that the mean average grade amongst students with high mathematical identities is significant, and about one grade higher than students with low mathematical identities. Moreover, the variance is greater amongst students with low mathematical identities, which indicates a strong association between mathematical identity and average grade only when mathematical identities are high.

Source: BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway))

Authors: Kaspersen, Eivind, Pepin, Birgit, Sikko, Svein Arne

Institutions: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag

Language: English

Topic: Mathematics Education and Programs

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2797503866

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Cites: 12

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