Perceptions of quantitative methods in higher education: mapping student profiles
Perceptions of quantitative methods in higher education: mapping student profiles
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对高等教育中定量方法的看法：绘制学生档案
DOI：
10.1007/s10734-010-9353-3
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发表时间：
2011
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影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
H. Carvalho
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作者：
Madalena Ramos;H. Carvalho
许多研究得出结论，当学生对自己的数学技能有更大的信心，并意识到它的有用性时，他们对这门学科有更积极的看法。本文旨在探讨情感和工具维度之间关系的这种伪线性趋势是否也适用于大学环境。特别注意的是致力于这些方面的衔接，在构建学生的定量方法的看法，以确定这种相互作用可以假设的各种形式。我们的第二个目标是了解这些科目的看法是如何构建的学生从不同的科学领域的学位课程。我们能说群体动力学，即每个学位课程内的社会化引发了类似的看法分享？我们的结论是，在大学环境中，情感维度和定量方法的有用性之间的关系也可以确定某种线性趋势，即，对这些对象的有用性的最高感知水平对应于这些对象的最高自信和享受水平。然而，除了这种情况下，还有另一种配置，其中负面情绪与定量方法主题的有用性的认识共存。也就是说，较低水平的自信和享受这些科目也可以与高水平的感知有用性。我们还得出结论，有证据表明，我们指定的某种课程文化的看法有关的定量方法。然而，当我们的观察扩展到科学领域时，感知的异质性变得明显。另一个重要的发现是，至少在大学背景下，为女生对量化方法缺乏自信辩护的论文遭到拒绝。
A number of studies have concluded that when students have greater confidence about their math skills and are aware of its usefulness, they have a more positive perception of the subject. This article aims to examine whether this pseudo linear trend in the relationship between affective and instrumental dimensions is also true of the university context. Special attention is devoted to the articulation of these dimensions in structuring student perceptions of quantitative methods so as to identify the various forms that this interaction can assume. Our second aim is to understand how the perceptions of these subjects are constructed by students from degree courses in distinct scientific areas. Can we speak of group dynamics whereby socialization within each degree course triggers the sharing of similar perceptions? We concluded that a certain linear trend can also be identified in the university context in the relationship between the affective dimension and usefulness of quantitative methods i.e., that the highest levels in the perception of the usefulness of these subjects corresponded to the highest levels of self confidence and enjoyment of the subjects. However, in addition to this scenario there is another configuration in which negative feelings coexist with the recognition of the usefulness of quantitative methods subjects. Namely, lower levels of self confidence and enjoyment of these subjects can also be associated with high levels of perceived usefulness. We also concluded that there is evidence of what we designated a certain course culture in the perceptions about quantitative methods. Nevertheless, when our observation is extended to the scientific area the heterogeneity of the perceptions becomes evident. Another important finding is the rejection of the thesis, at least in the university context, that defends the lack of self-confidence in quantitative methods among females student.