The Thinking Styles of University Mathematics Students
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| Title: | The Thinking Styles of University Mathematics Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Moutsios-Rentzos, Andreas, Simpson, Adrian |
| Source: | Acta Didactica Napocensia. 2010 3(4):1-10. |
| Availability: | Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Mathematics Education, College Students, Cognitive Style, Statistical Analysis, Preferences, Critical Thinking, Intellectual Freedom, Cohort Analysis, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Student Surveys, Correlation, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Greece |
| ISSN: | 2065-1430 |
| 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 cross-sectional 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 18 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1055869 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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 cross-sectional 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2065-1430 |
