| dc.creator |
Moutsios-Rentzos, Andreas, |
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| dc.creator |
Simpson, Adrian |
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| dc.date |
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2015-07-20T22:16:06Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2015-07-20T22:16:06Z |
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| dc.identifier |
2065-1430 |
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| dc.identifier |
https://doaj.org/article/c83e3266ab294944815210c64ba06799 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18201 |
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| dc.description |
In this paper, we focus on the relationship between studying university mathematics andthe ‘thinking styles’ of both undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics students. A crosssectionalquantitative study (N = 238) was conducted in a large Greek university, identifying thethinking styles of second, third and fourth year undergraduates, as well as those of studentsfollowing a postgraduate degree in mathematics. The analysis revealed that the more experiencedundergraduates and the postgraduates showed a stronger preference for originality and freedom inthinking, low degrees of structure, high levels of freedom and more complex informationprocessing, combined with non-prioritised thinking. However, the postgraduates combine thesepreferences with a stronger preference for implementing rules and instructions. A discussion onthese findings and on the factors that may account for them is presented. |
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| dc.language |
English |
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| dc.publisher |
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca |
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| dc.relation |
http://adn.teaching.ro |
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| dc.relation |
https://doaj.org/toc/2065-1430 |
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| dc.source |
Acta Didactica Napocensia, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 1-10 (2010) |
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| dc.subject |
university mathematics |
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| dc.subject |
thinking styles |
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| dc.subject |
undergraduates |
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| dc.subject |
postgraduates |
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| dc.subject |
MSC 97C30 |
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| dc.subject |
Education (General) |
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| dc.subject |
L7-991 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Education |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Social Sciences |
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| dc.subject |
Education (General) |
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| dc.subject |
L7-991 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Education |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Social Sciences |
|
| dc.subject |
Education (General) |
|
| dc.subject |
L7-991 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.subject |
Education (General) |
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| dc.subject |
L7-991 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.subject |
Education (General) |
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| dc.subject |
L7-991 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.title |
The thinking styles of university mathematics students |
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| dc.type |
article |
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