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| Autor/in | Eckard, Johnna S. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Correlating Attitudes and College Majors among Undergraduate Women. |
| Quelle | (1995), (81 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Hochschulschrift; Academic Achievement; College Students; Education Work Relationship; Father Attitudes; Females; Higher Education; Majors (Students); Mathematics; Mother Attitudes; Relevance (Education); Self Esteem; Sex Role; Student Attitudes; Fennema Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales |
| Abstract | This study tested whether the attitudes of 153 undergraduate women, students at Chadron State College (Nebraska), toward mathematics would predict the math-relatedness of their chosen college majors. In particular the study examined the students' confidence in learning mathematics, perceived mothers' attitudes toward the student as a learner of mathematics, perceived fathers' attitudes toward the student as a learner of mathematics, attitude toward success in mathematics, perception of mathematics as a male domain, and perceived usefulness of mathematics. All students were volunteers, 19 years or older and enrolled in general studies classes. Using six of the Fennema-Sherman mathematics Attitudes Scales intermixed into one instrument, scores were correlated with the math-relatedness of each college major listed by the participants. Math-relatedness was defined using a scale developed for the study. Multiple regression analysis revealed only one scale (usefulness of mathematics) that significantly predicted the math-relatedness of college major choice although Pearson product-moment correlations generally supported the hypothesized correlations of the attitudinal scales with math-relatedness. Appendixes contain forms and instruments from the study. (Contains 32 references.) (JB) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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