Secondary students’ attitudes towards learning mathematics with computer algebra systems (CAS) : A Structural Equation Model

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Barkatsas, Tasos, Gialamas, Vasilis and Orellana-Farias, Claudia. (2016). Secondary students’ attitudes towards learning mathematics with computer algebra systems (CAS) : A Structural Equation Model. In Global Learning in the 21st Century pp. 121-137 Sense Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-761-0_8
AuthorsBarkatsas, Tasos, Gialamas, Vasilis and Orellana-Farias, Claudia
Abstract

This chapter reports the responses of 1088 students in Victoria, Australia. The Mathematics and Technology Attitudes Scale (MTAS) for secondary students was used to monitor five variables relevant to learning mathematics with technology: attitudes to learning mathematics with CAS, mathematics confidence, confidence with technology, and behavioural and affective engagement in mathematics learning. Principal Components Analysis, ANOVA with post hoc comparisons, and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) techniques were used for the analysis of students’ responses. The findings revealed that there is a complex nexus of relationships between secondary mathematics students’ mathematics confidence, technology confidence, attitude to learning mathematics with CAS, affective engagement and behavioural engagement, achievement, CAS experience, gender, year level, and learning setting. Statistically significant differences were found between a number of the variables and overall students demonstrated higher levels of technology confidence compared to their attitudes to learning mathematics with CAS.

KeywordsMathematics; Education; Principal Component Analysis; Computer Algebra System; Secondary Student; Behavioural Engagement
Page range121-137
Year01 Jan 2016
Book titleGlobal Learning in the 21st Century
PublisherSense Publishers
Place of publicationNetherlands
SeriesGlobal Education in the 21st Century Series
ISBN978-94-6300-761-0
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-761-0_8
Web address (URL)https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-6300-761-0_8
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