Characterizing Student Expectations: A Small Empirical Study

Autor/in	Warwick, Jonathan
Titel	Characterizing Student Expectations: A Small Empirical Study
Quelle	In: PRIMUS, 26 (2016) 5, S.406-423 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1051-1970
DOI	10.1080/10511970.2015.1125403
Schlagwörter	Expectation; Undergraduate Students; Mathematics; Business Schools; Student Attitudes; Factor Analysis; Learner Engagement; Self Efficacy; Models; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Expectancy; Erwartung; Mathematik; Schülerverhalten; Faktorenanalyse; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Analogiemodell; Fragebogen; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper describes the results of a small empirical study (n = 130), in which undergraduate students in the Business Faculty of a UK university were asked to express views and expectations relating to the study of a mathematics. Factor analysis is used to identify latent variables emerging from clusters of the measured variables and these are interpreted within the context of a simple model of student engagement. The potential impact of the latent variables on student self-efficacy (a student's belief in their ability to achieve successful outcomes) is discussed, and suggestions are made as to how this type of information can be utilized by lecturers to help promote better student engagement and provide effective support in mathematics. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01