scholarly journals Mathematical and financial literacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1574-1586
Author(s):  
Munevver Muyo Yildirim ◽  
Luan Vardari
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Mathematical Literacy ◽  
Economic Information ◽  
Mathematics Literacy ◽  
Literacy Knowledge ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University

This study aimed to determine the financial and mathematical literacy levels of university students. Therfore the study contributes to the reflection of students’ knowledge of mathematics and finane aquired during their studies to the problems they face in real life as well as to examine how this bacground affect their opinions in practice. Findings has shown that students' financial  and mathematics literacy general achievement levels is 39.7%. It is satisfactory to found that the studnets of Faculty of Economics have higher levels of financial mathematical literacy knowledge than those of the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Technology, and that the Faculty of Education is at the forefront of the Faculty of Technology studentsdespite the fact that the Faculty of Education does not proviede does not courses in the field of economics and finance. In addition, considering the university students to be more sensitive about their current financial and economic information, it is not expected that the overall success in the findings will be lower than 40%.   Keywords: Mathematical Literacy, Financial Literacy, Prizren University, Students, Kosovo;

scholarly journals How does the grade obtained at school for English and Mathematics affect the probability of graduation at a university?

Pythagoras ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Murray
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Mathematical Literacy ◽  
Percentage Point Increase ◽  
Point Increase ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
Better Than

Over half of all students enrolling at a particular university in KwaZulu-Natal fail to complete a degree. This article is wanting to determine to what extent the marks they obtain for English and Mathematics at school impact on their probability of graduation at this university. In addressing this problem, other student specific factors associated with their gender, race and the type of school they have attended need also to be properly accounted for. To provide answers for this study, the performance of 24 392 students enrolling at the university over the period 2004 to 2012 was followed until they graduated or dropped out from their studies. A structural equation model was fitted because it allows one to separate a direct effect from that of an indirect effect. Gender, race and school background were found to be very significant with males, Black Africans and students coming from a less privileged school background having a smaller probability associated with eventually graduating from this university. Males tend to perform better than females in Mathematics, with females performing better males in English. More importantly, however, a single percentage point increase in one’s mark for English increases the probability associated with graduating from this university far more than would be the case if their Mathematics mark were to increase by a single percentage point. In the light of these mediated results, perhaps this university should be directing their efforts more towards improving the English (rather than mathematical) literacy of students entering the university.

A Study of Consciousness Of University Students In Relation to The Academic Achievement And Level Of Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Sadhna Sharma ◽  
Sona Ahuja ◽  
Deepika Satsangee
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
Educational Institute ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University

The present empirical study was designed to study the correlation between the academic achievement and consciousness at two different educational levels of the university. The study was a non-experimental correlation study which was conducted on 150 students (75 graduates, 75 post graduates) of Faculty of Education, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The number of male and female students was in the ratio of 65:35. A willing participation of the students in the study was sought. Consciousness Quotient Inventory by Brazdau (2008) was used to assess consciousness quotient of the university students at two different educational levels (i.e. graduation and post-graduation). To measure the academic achievement of the students, students' scores of internal and external assessment at the university were considered. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation was used to find out correlation between the scores of Academic achievement and consciousness quotient. Results indicated a significant positive correlation between academic achievement and Consciousness of the students at the two educational levels at the university. Moreover, results indicated the rise in consciousness level with the rise in the educational level at the University. At the end of the paper, educational implications of the study are provided for the teachers, educators, administrators and other people associated with the field of education.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL EDUCATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: COMPARATIVE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-175
Author(s):  
Sirli Mändmaa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
University Students ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
The University ◽  
Qualitative Part

The importance of financial literacy has rapidly increased in the last decades. The critical need for sustainable financial decisions is driven by changes in the economy. The goal of this study was to find out how the university students rate their acquired financial knowledge and knowledge providers, with the purpose to find solutions for promoting personal financial education to promote financial literacy. The study used Explanatory sequential mixed methods design, in which a quantitative part of study was conducted among 1110 participants, followed by a qualitative part with a sample of 22 students. Students at universities of technology from two neighboring countries, Estonia, and Finland, participated in the survey. The data were collected in a quantitative part through a questionnaire survey and in a qualitative part during three focus groups. Based on the results of the quantitative survey, questions and participants were purposefully selected for the qualitative phase in order to explain the content of the quantitative results. The results showed that students’ interest to improve their financial literacy was high. The assessments revealed that most important financial knowledge provider was the family, and the university came next. The obstacle that was most mentioned in the pursuit of pre-university education, was a lack of interest in obtaining financial knowledge, which was largely due to boring teachers and learning material. The article presents students' assessments, opinions, and suggestions, and contributes to the literature on Mixed Methods Research (MMR) by describing the procedure how the solutions to the research problem was found.

Pedagogical Inteaction in the University Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
Mariela Todorova-Koleva
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
First Year University

The article represents the main points of the pedagogical interaction between first year university students, and the lecturers in the university environment. An inquiry was conducted among 45 students from the Faculty of Education in University of Veliko Tarnovo „St. Cyril and St. Methodius According to the students, the basis of good and effective interaction is mutual respect, good communication and communication skills, the presence of feedback and a process involving both the lecturers and the student.

scholarly journals The Children’s Congress: A Benefit to All Levels of Schooling by Strengthening Computational Thinking

2020 ◽  
pp. 241-246
Author(s):  
Sara Hinterplattner ◽  
◽  
Jakob S. Skogø ◽  
Corinna Kröhn ◽  
Barbara Sabitzer
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Honors Students ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Johannes Kepler ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The University

The Children’s Congress is an event, developed to meet a demand for strengthening computational thinking and to increase the interest in STEAM subjects. This congress brings teachers, university students and pupils together to work interdisciplinary on real-life problems. During these proceedings, the pupils slip into the role of researchers and scientists, supported by their teachers, university staff and university students. In every project team, at least one student from the Honors program of the Johannes Kepler University in Linz takes part. This support helps the pupils both in their projects and in their personal development, through mentoring by the talent students of the university. To find out more about these benefits and to improve the congress for the next years the Honors students were asked to give feedback after the congress. In these interviews, the Honors students described the Children’s Congress as a very inspiring and motivating project for all the participants. The results show that the students experienced a lot of appreciation through the work with the pupils, and that they faced many new challenges. They see many benefits for the pupils, starting from the increasing academical knowledge to skills like team- and time management. Furthermore, the benefit of getting used to computational thinking was described. Besides the advantages for the pupils, benefits for teachers were mentioned. Overall, the results show that the Children’s Congress successfully combines computational thinking, real-life problems, interdisciplinarity, project work and mentoring, benefitting all participants involved.

scholarly journals Evaluation of 2013 Curriculum Implementation in The Achievement of Gradical Competency Standars in Mathematic About Mathematics Literation in SMAN 1 Menganti Gresik

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilang Ilham Fitriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Curriculum Evaluation ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Mathematical Literacy ◽  
Mathematics Literacy ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to determine the impact of the implementation of the 2013 curriculum on education units and the achievement of graduate competency standards for each student in the education unit and identify the impact and constraints of the implementation of the 2013 curriculum in mathematics and mathematics literacy related to translating story sentences in mathematical symbols and sentences, write down, and translate questions.This evaluation study uses a countenance stake model with a quantitative approach. The method used is documentation, observation and questionnaire or questionnaire. Evaluation research subjects are 3 mathematics teachers and 34-35 samples of class XI students with curriculum object research documents, teacher documents, mathematics literacy skills and mathematics learning implementation in 2013 curriculum. The results showed the principle of curriculum development and curriculum components of SMAN 1 Menganti getting an average score of 100, component compilation of teacher documents amounting to 78, 25, implementation of 2013 curriculum learning mathematics subjects getting an average score of 79, 2013 curriculum authentic evaluation of the teacher's eyes lessons of 68.57, mathematical literacy skills obtained an average score of 70. Based on the results of the 2013 curriculum evaluation research at SMAN 1 Menganti, it can be concluded that the development and components of the 2013 curriculum have met the standards and refer to the graduate competency standards (SKL) but still need to improve teacher competencies, especially mathematics teachers and improve students' mathematical literacy abilities.

Mathematics and Learning Disabled Youth: The Upper Grade Levels

1978 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Cawley ◽  
Anne M. Fitzmaurice ◽  
Robert A. Shaw ◽  
Harris Kahn ◽  
Herman Bates
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Written Expression ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Connecticut

Compared to disorders in reading, spelling, and written expression, mathematics disorders have received little attention by learning disabilities specialists. However, in recent years, Cawley and his associates at the University of Connecticut have made significant contributions in this area through their research and development efforts with learning disabled populations. This represents the first in a series of three articles which will focus upon mathematics and learning disabled students. Specifically, this article presents a model for mathematics programming for handicapped youth that considers both the characteristics of the learner and the appropriate representation of mathematics. The second article will present an interpretive review of the literature and the characteristics of learning disabled youth and mathematics. The final article will focus on problem solving and the application of mathematical skills and concepts to “real-life” situations.

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