Anxiety towards mathematics in problem solving by civil engineering students

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https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v2i1.8166

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Anxiety, Anxiety Factors, Problem Resolution, Mathematics Education

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to determine the anxiety towards mathematics in sol- ving problems by civil engineering students, taking into account factors associated with anxiety. This is a quantitative research based on a descriptive design with the participation of civil engineering students from the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast, from communities in the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. The results show that civil engineering students have a positive anxiety towards mathematics (M = 16.46; SD = 2.71); a positive anxiety towards problem solving (M = 10.66; SD = 2.06); a positive anxiety towards evaluation situations (M = 13.10; SD = 2.10); interest in mathematics is positive and relevant in the student body (M = 22.41; SD = 4.78); and usefulness towards mathematics is positive and impor- tant for the student body (M = 17.82; SD = 3.37). It is concluded that anxiety towards mathematics, in general, is positive with a high average tendency (M = 81.49; Error = 1.06) and that the scale of anxiety towards mathematics has an adequate model with a reliability of 87, 75%, which would allow its use in diverse contexts.

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Author Biographies

Sabino Ariel Olivar Molina, Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense

Máster en Didáctica de las Matemáticas. Profesor de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense-Recinto Universitario Nueva Guinea.

Flor Deliz Alvarado González, Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense

Máster en Didáctica de las Matemáticas. Profesora de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense-Recinto Universitario Nueva Guinea

William Oswaldo Flores López, Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense

Doctor en Educación. Profesor de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense.

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Olivar Molina, S. A., Alvarado González, F. D., & Flores López, W. O. (2019). Anxiety towards mathematics in problem solving by civil engineering students. Revista Electrónica De Conocimientos, Saberes Y Prácticas, 2(1), 47–59. https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v2i1.8166

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Educational Research

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