AN EXAMINATION OF FIRST-YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD AND APPROACHES TO LEARNING MATHEMATICS

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (7) ◽  
pp. 809
Author(s):  
ANDILE MJI
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
First Year University

Learning styles and approaches to learning in excellent and average first-year university students

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1361-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Gargallo López ◽  
Gonzalo Almerich Cerveró ◽  
Jesús M. Suárez Rodríguez ◽  
Eloïna García Félix ◽  
Pedro R. Garfella Esteban
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
University Students ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year University

University Students' Approaches to Learning First-Year Mathematics

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 851-854
Author(s):  
Haitham M. Alkhateeb
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Deep Approach ◽  
Surface Approach ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Deep Approach To Learning ◽  
Surface Approach To Learning

This study assessed reliability and validity of the Approaches to Learning Mathematics Questionnaire, for 218 university students. The study also identified the relationship between subscales. Internal consistency as Cronbach alpha was .77 for the Surface Approach to Learning scale and .88 for the Deep Approach to Learning scale. Principal components analysis yielded a two-factor solution accounting for only 34.6% of variance. The factors were interpreted as Surface Approach and Deep Approach to learning mathematics, as in Australia. The former subscale scores were negatively correlated –.2 with the latter subscale scores.

An Examination of First-Year University Students' Attitudes toward and Approaches to Learning Mathematics

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 809-816
Author(s):  
Andile Mji ◽  
Michael J. Glencross
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mathematics ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Analytical Geometry ◽  
University Mathematics ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
First Year University

The purpose was to analyze first-year university mathematics students' responses to a questionnaire which asked 93 students to report on their approaches to learning and attitudes toward mathematics. A majority of the students studying analytical geometry, calculus, and trigonometry had positive attitudes toward mathematics and preferred learning the subject by doing lots of examples to reproduce them, a learning strategy known as the ‘surface approach’.

scholarly journals 4. Practice Makes Perfect? University Students’ Response to a First-Year Transition Course

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Browning ◽  
Suzanne Le-May Sheffield
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
University Student ◽  
First Year ◽  
Student Transition ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
Transition Experience ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
University Experience ◽  
First Year University

This paper shares new insights on the first-year university student transition experience. Our research focuses on students’ practice of academic skills developed in a ‘Foundations for Learning’ course, from their own perspective, after they completed the course. Once they had an opportunity to practice what they learned in subsequent courses we investigated how such practice impacts students’ attitudes toward learning and their university experience.

scholarly journals Factors associated with depressive episode among first year University students in Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Čanković ◽  
D Čanković ◽  
I Radić ◽  
D Rakić ◽  
S Ukropina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
University Students ◽  
Depressive Episode ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Support Network ◽  
First Year ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
First Year University

Abstract Background Some findings indicate that university students are at higher risk of depression despite being a socially advantaged population, showing that 15 to 25% of them develop some type of mental disorder during graduation, and depression is one of the most prevalent. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and its association with gender, material status, social health, and behavioral factors among university students. Methods The research represents a cross-sectional study conducted at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The research involved 455 first-year students. The average age of participants was 19.3 years (72.1% girls and 27.9% boys). Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure depressive symptoms (cut point for depressive episode ≥10). Additional questions were focused on self-assessed material status, social health, and behavioral factors (smoking and alcohol use). The binary logistic regression model was used to estimate the association between depression and observed independent variables. Results The prevalence of moderate to severe depressive episode among students was 18.0%, with no gender differences. Out of the total, 11.0% of students had suicidal thoughts or thoughts of hurting themselves. Multivariable logistic regression showed that self-assessed poor material status (OR = 2.04; 95%CI: 1.06-3.89), self-assessed poor social health (OR = 8.9; 95%CI:4.87-16.42) and smoking (OR = 2.18; 95%CI: 1.09-4.39) were significant predictors of depression among first-year university students. Conclusions High prevalence of depressive episode among university students call for the action for the promotion of mental health, particularly among those of lower socioeconomic status, and points out the importance of social health and social network in the prevention of mental disorders. Key messages Students on the first year of University should be screened for depressive symptoms. It is important to educate students on how to create a strong support network and to implement intervention programs for improving mental health through fostering healthy lifestyles change.

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