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Vargas-Vargas, Manuel; Mondejar-Jimenez, Jose – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2009
Today, almost all curricula in the social sciences contain at least one course in statistics, given its importance as an analytical tool. This work identifies the latent factors relating to students' motivation and attitudes toward statistics and tests their covariance structure. Specifically using a structural equations model, the work confirms…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Least Squares Statistics
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Joglar, Nuria; Martin, Diego; Colmenar, J. Manuel; Martinez, Ivan; Hidalgo, J. Ignacio – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to describe the activities designed and conducted with primary school, secondary school and university students to study the integration of alternative assessment and self-assessment online tools in mathematics courses using iTest. iTest is an educational software tool born to support the continuous evaluation system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Navarro-Brotons, Victor – Science & Education, 2006
This essay examines some aspects of the teaching of mathematics and its applications in three of the principal sixteenth century Spanish universities (Salamanca, Valencia and Alcala) and in other institutions sponsored by the monarchy, such as the "Casa de la Contratacion" (House of Trade) of Seville and the so-called Academy of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, World History, College Mathematics
Gonzalez-Martin, Alejandro S.; Camacho, Matias – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
In this work we show some activities designed with a First Year group of the Mathematics Degree to give the graphic register back its mathematical status and promote its use on the part of the students. In particular, we have chosen the topic related to improper integration to reinforce the use of this register by the students. [For complete…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, College Mathematics
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Sancho, Purificacion Gonzales – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1986
Discusses the present status of mathematics teaching for engineering students in Spain. Stresses the importance of mathematics (particularly numerical analysis) and computers to engineers in the future. Promotes the motivation of engineering students in the joint use of mathematics and computers. (TW)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
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Batanero, Carmen; Godino, Juan D.; Roa, Rafael – Journal of Statistics Education, 2004
In this paper we analyze the reasons why the teaching of probability is difficult for mathematics teachers, describe the contents needed in the didactical preparation of teachers to teach probability and analyze some examples of activities to carry out this training. These activities take into account the experience at the University of Granada,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Probability, Teacher Education Curriculum
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