Structure of students’ view of mathematics in the Estonian Business School
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Students’ mathematics-related beliefs are a decisive parameter for engagement and success in school. In the present research the students’ attitudes, beliefs and motivations regarding mathematics at an Estonian university was explored. The paper focuses on describing such a view of mathematics. By means of a confirmatory factor analysis, seven factors were confirmed. The data were collected from 93 first-year mathematics course students in the Estonian Business School through a question- naire using a Likert-type scale. The study confirmed most of the components identified in earlier studies. It validates the use of the instrument in further studies of beliefs, attitudes and motivation at the university level in Estonia.
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