Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business Administration

The objective of this research was to determine the student’s attitudes towards Mathematics at the beginning of their graduate studies in Business Administration. The study used an exploratory, non-experimental, cross-sectional design. The instrument used was a questionnaire based on willingness, co...

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Main Authors: Edgar Oliver Cardoso-Espinosa, Eduardo Antonio Vanegas-López, María Trinidad Cerecedo-Mercado
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2012-08-01
Series:Revista Electrónica Educare
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/4052
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description The objective of this research was to determine the student’s attitudes towards Mathematics at the beginning of their graduate studies in Business Administration. The study used an exploratory, non-experimental, cross-sectional design. The instrument used was a questionnaire based on willingness, confidence, utility, motivation and anxiety with Likert questions. The study concluded that students have a negative attitude towards Mathematics; it is considered as a useful but difficult discipline and, for that reason, students show anxiety and lack of confidence when applying mathematical procedures.
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spelling doaj-art-73038c4d8d4a411694906d7989618cf82025-08-20T01:57:40ZengUniversidad Nacional, Costa RicaRevista Electrónica Educare1409-42582012-08-011622372534036Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business AdministrationEdgar Oliver Cardoso-Espinosa0Eduardo Antonio Vanegas-López1María Trinidad Cerecedo-Mercado2Instituto Politécnico NacionalInstituto Politécnico NacionalInstituto Politécnico NacionalThe objective of this research was to determine the student’s attitudes towards Mathematics at the beginning of their graduate studies in Business Administration. The study used an exploratory, non-experimental, cross-sectional design. The instrument used was a questionnaire based on willingness, confidence, utility, motivation and anxiety with Likert questions. The study concluded that students have a negative attitude towards Mathematics; it is considered as a useful but difficult discipline and, for that reason, students show anxiety and lack of confidence when applying mathematical procedures.http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/4052ActitudesposgradoMatemáticas, ansiedad.
spellingShingle Edgar Oliver Cardoso-Espinosa
Eduardo Antonio Vanegas-López
María Trinidad Cerecedo-Mercado
Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business Administration
Revista Electrónica Educare
Actitudes
posgrado
Matemáticas, ansiedad.
title Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business Administration
title_full Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business Administration
title_fullStr Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business Administration
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business Administration
title_short Diagnosis of Student’s Attitudes towards Mathematics in the First Year of Three Graduate Programs in Business Administration
title_sort diagnosis of student s attitudes towards mathematics in the first year of three graduate programs in business administration
topic Actitudes
posgrado
Matemáticas, ansiedad.
url http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/4052
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