University students' views of the role of mathematics in their future

Wood, LN; Mather, G; Petocz, P; Reid, A; Engelbrecht, J; Harding, A; Houston, K; Smith, GH; Perrett, G

University students' views of the role of mathematics in their future

Wood, LN Mather, G Petocz, P Reid, A Engelbrecht, J Harding, A Houston, K Smith, GH Perrett, G

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Citation:: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012, 10 (1), pp. 99 - 119
Issue Date:: 2012-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wood, LN	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mather, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Petocz, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Reid, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Engelbrecht, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Harding, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Houston, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Smith, GH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Perrett, G	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012, 10 (1), pp. 99 - 119	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1571-0068	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31472
dc.description.abstract	We report on an international study about mathematics students' ideas of how they will use mathematics in their future study and careers. This builds on our previous research into students' conceptions of mathematics. In this paper, we use data from two groups of students studying mathematics: those who participated in an in-depth interview and those who completed an open-ended questionnaire. We found that their responses could be grouped into four categories: don't know; procedural skills; conceptual skills; and professional skills. Although some students held clear ideas about the role of mathematics, many were not able to articulate how it would be used in their future. This has implications for their approach to learning and our approach to teaching. © 2011 National Science Council, Taiwan.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10763-011-9279-y	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Education	en_US
dc.title	University students' views of the role of mathematics in their future	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	10	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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Abstract:

We report on an international study about mathematics students' ideas of how they will use mathematics in their future study and careers. This builds on our previous research into students' conceptions of mathematics. In this paper, we use data from two groups of students studying mathematics: those who participated in an in-depth interview and those who completed an open-ended questionnaire. We found that their responses could be grouped into four categories: don't know; procedural skills; conceptual skills; and professional skills. Although some students held clear ideas about the role of mathematics, many were not able to articulate how it would be used in their future. This has implications for their approach to learning and our approach to teaching. © 2011 National Science Council, Taiwan.

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