Attitudes of Engineering Students to Mathematics--A Comparison across Universities.

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Title: Attitudes of Engineering Students to Mathematics--A Comparison across Universities.
Language: English
Authors: Shaw, C. T., Shaw, V. F.
Source: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. Jan-Feb 1999 30(1):47-63.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 1999
Intended Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Journal Articles
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
ISSN: 0020-739X
Abstract: Surveys engineering students' attitudes towards mathematics in three different United Kingdom universities. Reports that students can be placed into five groupings; members of groups recorded significantly different responses to many of the questions posed, including their university, gender, home or overseas status, mathematics qualification on entry to university, and so on. Contains 22 references. (Author/ASK)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ580454
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Surveys engineering students' attitudes towards mathematics in three different United Kingdom universities. Reports that students can be placed into five groupings; members of groups recorded significantly different responses to many of the questions posed, including their university, gender, home or overseas status, mathematics qualification on entry to university, and so on. Contains 22 references. (Author/ASK)
ISSN:0020-739X