The impact of mathematics anxiety on self-regulated learning and mathematical literacy

F Gabriel, S Buckley… - Australian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Self-regulated learning has been shown to have a positive and long-lasting impact on
students' academic development, employability and career progression. Emotions …

Influences on student decisions to enrol in higher-level mathematics courses

G Hine, C Forlin, P Chivers - Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2024 - Springer
Addressing the participation rates in senior secondary mathematics courses in Australian
schools remains a critically important issue. In this paper, the authors report on quantitative …

Are we failing the repeating students? Characteristics associated with students who repeat first-year university mathematics

SL Snead, L Walker, B Loch - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In Australian universities, mathematics is often an essential core subject for disciplines such
as engineering, information technology and science. These first-year mathematics subjects …

Improving students' motivation in calculus courses at institutions of higher education: Evidence from graph-based visualization of two models

MM Hammoudi, S Grira - EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science …, 2023 - ejmste.com
This research aims at improving students' motivation for success in calculus courses at
higher education institutions by developing two models. The first model is developed to …

What's the point?: Impact of Ireland's bonus points initiative on student profile in mathematics classrooms

N O'Meara, M Prendergast… - Issues in Educational …, 2020 - search.informit.org
In 2012 mathematics was assigned a special status within the Irish post-primary school
curriculum with the introduction of a bonus points initiative (BPI). Students are now awarded …

A “new normal”: Teachers' experiences of the day-to-day impact of incentivising the study of advanced mathematics

P Treacy, M Prendergast, N O'Meara - Research in Mathematics …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines teachers' perspectives of the impact in the classroom of a novel
approach to boosting participation in upper secondary (Senior Cycle) mathematics in Ireland …

Different attitudes towards mathematics among economic and business students and choice of business course major in Norway

L Opstad - Social Sciences and Education Research Review, 2019 - ceeol.com
The purpose of this research is to map out any differences regarding attitudes towards
mathematics among students at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Norwegian …

Mathematics in Ireland's upper secondary schools: why do students choose higher-level maths?

N O'Meara, M Prendergast… - Issues in Educational …, 2023 - search.informit.org
There is a body of research which highlights the importance of students studying
mathematics at an advanced level, hence policy-makers worldwide look for ways to increase …

The role of expectancy-value theory in upper-secondary level students' decisions to avoid the study of advanced mathematics

P Treacy, N O'Meara, M Prendergast - Irish Educational Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Widening and increasing participation in advanced mathematics studies at upper-secondary
level (age 16–18) is a significant challenge for most education systems. Policy makers in …

Is mathematics a barrier for engineering?

T Tsui, RN Khan - … Journal of Mathematical Education in Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Mathematics is traditionally considered necessary for engineering courses. Over the last
three decades, the mathematics requirements for entry into engineering programmes has …