Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
THE THINKING STYLES OF UNIVERSITY MATHEMATICS STUDENTS. |
| Authors: |
Moutsios-Rentzos, Andreas, Simpson, Adrian |
| Source: |
Acta Didactica Napocensia. Dec2010, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p1-10. 10p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Psychology of college students, *Mathematics education, *Universities & colleges, *Graduate students, *Undergraduates |
| Abstract: |
In this paper, we focus on the relationship between studying university mathematics and the 'thinking styles' of both undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics students. A crosssectional quantitative study (N = 238) was conducted in a large Greek university, identifying the thinking styles of second, third and fourth year undergraduates, as well as those of students following a postgraduate degree in mathematics. The analysis revealed that the more experienced undergraduates and the postgraduates showed a stronger preference for originality and freedom in thinking, low degrees of structure, high levels of freedom and more complex information processing, combined with non-prioritised thinking. However, the postgraduates combine these preferences with a stronger preference for implementing rules and instructions. A discussion on these findings and on the factors that may account for them is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
