Between Confidence and Procedural Flexibility in Calculus

Autor/in	Maciejewski, Wes
Titel	Between Confidence and Procedural Flexibility in Calculus
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 53 (2022) 7, S.1733-1750 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Maciejewski, Wes)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-739X
DOI	10.1080/0020739X.2020.1840639
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; College Mathematics; Calculus; Mathematics Education; Psychological Patterns; Affective Behavior; Student Attitudes; Self Esteem; Mathematics Skills; Expertise; Mathematics Achievement; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Mathematische Bildung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Schülerverhalten; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Expert appraisal; Mathmatics sikills; Mathematical ability; Korrelation
Abstract	Greater flexibility with procedures is known to be associated with greater conceptual knowledge of mathematics and vice versa. In parallel, a student's emotional relationship to mathematics -- i.e. their 'affect' -- is known to influence how they learn and perform in mathematics. For example, a confident student may engage more fully with mathematics, thereby improving their knowledge and skill acquisition and performance. What remains to be understood is the relationship between a student's affect and their procedural flexibility. The results of this study indicate a positive, albeit moderate, correlation between a student's confidence and their flexibility with calculus procedures. This reveals a potential avenue to improved mathematical understanding and performance: the symbiosis between confidence and flexible procedural knowledge. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01