Brief Reports: Affect and Mathematics Achievement of Nontraditional College Students

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-165
Author(s):  
John C. Elliott
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Returning Students ◽  
Nontraditional College Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Undergraduate Enrollment ◽  
And Mathematics

In the past 20 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of older returning students in the undergraduate population. From 1974 to 1980, the total representation of students at least 25 years old increased from one-fourth to onethird of the undergraduate enrollment (Kasworm, 1980). In this article, these students are referred to as nontraditional students.

scholarly journals Assessing the Correlation Between Academic Self-Concept and Mathematics Achievement in Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Priscilla Gachigi Njoki ◽  
Dakota King-White ◽  
Theresia Kinai ◽  
Edward Kigen
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Average Score ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
And Mathematics

Students in Kenya have been performing poorly in mathematics in both primary and secondary schools, with the majority of the students scoring below average. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which academic self-concept correlates with mathematics achievement of secondary school students in Nairobi County. The study targeted 9,641 Form 3 students in public secondary schools that had registered students for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations for the past three years. A sample of 500 respondents was drawn using stratified and simple random sampling. A questionnaire that included items from the Academic Self-Concept Questionnaire was used to measure academic self-concept. The average score in mathematics for three consecutive terms was used as the mathematics achievement for each participant. The results from the study showed that academic self-concept positively and significantly predicted mathematics achievement. Based on findings, this article includes recommendations on effective ways that teachers, parents, and other stakeholders can help increase students’ academic self-concept and boost students’ mathematics achievement.

Correlational Analyses Between Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Achievement Among Vocational College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Rustam Mohd Rameli ◽  
Azlina Kosnin ◽  
Hamdan Said ◽  
Norashuha Tajuddin ◽  
Noriadah Abdul Karim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Bivariate Correlation ◽  
Second Year ◽  
And Mathematics

Students with mathematics anxiety have always been found different from their non-anxious peers on measures of mathematics performance. The current study investigated the phenomenon of mathematics anxiety among vocational college students and its relationship with mathematics achievement. A total of 150 second year students were selected to complete the mathematics anxiety scale. Relative mean analysis indicated that 50% (n=75) of the samples were categorized as mathematics anxiety students. Bivariate correlation analysis revealed that a significant negative correlation exists between mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement. The results of simple regression showed that mathematics anxiety was a significant predictor of mathematics achievement. Findings of this study suggest that the phenomenon of mathematics anxiety among vocational college students should be addressed in order to ensure that they can perform well in mathematics courses and thus achieve their aims to graduate successfully.  

Behavioral Rigidity between Traditional and Nontraditional College Students

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 995-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul E. Panek ◽  
Christie I. Partlo ◽  
Nanette Romine
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Psychomotor Speed ◽  
Nontraditional College Students ◽  
Traditional Age ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Behavioral Rigidity

The Test of Behavioral Rigidity was administered to a group of Traditional (age ≤ 22 years) and Nontraditional (age ≥ 25 years) college students to assess the significance of mean differences in rigidity scores between the groups. Analysis indicated significant differences between the groups on Personality-Perceptual Rigidity and the Composite Rigidity Quotient, with the Nontraditional students scoring as less rigid (more flexible). Within each group, women were significantly less rigid (more flexible) on Psychomotor Speed Rigidity and on the Composite Rigidity Quotient. Results argue against the belief that Nontraditional students find it difficult to adjust readily to new situations and tasks and that rigidity increases with age. Further, within both groups of students women scored as more flexible than men. Implications of these results for higher education are discussed.

Differences in Immediacy between Traditional and Nontraditional Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 323-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall Prisbell ◽  
Michael L. Hilt
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Nontraditional College Students

Reported differences between 83 traditional and 44 nontraditional college students on immediacy were nonsignificant.

EKSPERIMENTASI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE STUDENT TEAMS ACHIEVEMENT DIVISIONS MODIFIKASI PENEMUAN TERBIMBING TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR MATEMATIKA DITINJAU DARI KEMAMPUAN VERBAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Herlina Herlina
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Verbal Ability ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Guided Discovery ◽  
Verbal Skills ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of this study was to compare the learning achievement using cooperative learning model Student Teams Achievement Divisions with cooperative learning model Student Teams Achievement Divisions modification of guided discovery in terms of verbal abality. Based on the results of the study concluded that (1) based on a model of learning, the mathematics achievement of students who use cooperative learning model Student Teams Achievement Divisions as good with mathematics achievement of students who use cooperative learning model Student Teams Achievement Divisions modifications guided discovery, both onstudents who have the high verbal skills, medium and low, (2) base on terms of verbal skills, mathematics achievement of students who have high verbal ability is better than mathematics achievement of students who have medium and low verbal ability, and mathematics achievement of students have medium verbal skillsbetter than mathematics achievement of students have the ability low verbal skills. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbandingan prestasi belajar yang menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Student Teams Achievement Divisions dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Student Teams Achievement Divisions modifikasi penemuan terbimbing ditinjau dari kemamuan verbal. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa (1) berdasarkan model pembelajaran, prestasi belajar matematika peserta didik yang menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Student Teams Achievement Divisions sama baiknya dengan prestasi belajar matematika peserta didik yang dikenai model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Student Teams Achievement Divisions modifikasi penemuan terbimbing,baik pada peserta didik yang memiliki kemampuan verbal tinggi, sedang dan rendah, (2) ditinjau dari kemampuan verbal, peserta didik yang memiliki kemampuan verbal tinggi lebih baik daripada peserta didik yang memiliki kemampuan verbal sedang dan rendah, dan peserta didik yang memiliki kemampuan verbal sedang lebih baik daripada peserta didik yang memiliki kemampuan verbal rendah.

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