University Students' Views of the Role of Mathematics in Their Future

Autor/inn/en	Wood, Leigh N.; Mather, Glyn; Petocz, Peter; Reid, Anna; Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie; Houston, Ken; Smith, Geoff H.; Perrett, Gillian
Titel	University Students' Views of the Role of Mathematics in Their Future
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 10 (2012) 1, S.99-119 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-011-9279-y
Schlagwörter	Futures (of Society); Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Mathematics Education; Questionnaires; Classification; Learning Strategies; Universities; Mathematics Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Future; Society; Zukunft; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematische Bildung; Fragebogen; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; University; Universität; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht
Abstract	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 those who completed an open-ended questionnaire. We found that their responses could be grouped into four categories: don't know; procedural skills; conceptual skills; and professional skills. Although some students held clear ideas about the role of mathematics, many were not able to articulate how it would be used in their future. This has implications for their approach to learning and our approach to teaching. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10