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T1 The Impact of Secondary Education Choices on Mathematical Performance in University: The Role of Non-Cognitive Skills
A1 Arias Sampedro, Carlos
A1 Valbuena, Javier
A1 Garcia, Jose Manuel
A2 Fundamentos del Análisis Económico
K1 Matemáticas
K1 Universidades
K1 Academic achievement
K1 Mathematics
K1 University
K1 Secondary education
AB [EN] (1) Background: this study evaluates the most relevant factors affecting the performancein mathematics of university undergraduates. Precisely, the mathematical background of students.Spanish secondary education provides an opportunity to develop this analysis since students canchoose between two secondary education tracks with different mathematical content and depth.(2) Methods: a survey was conducted covering personal characteristics, socioeconomic status, academicchoices and academic achievement as well as a set of questions aimed to uncover attitudestowards mathematics. Students that show preferences regarding mathematics are prone to choosethe track with more mathematical content, creating a potential confusion between training and attitudestowards mathematics. We propose an index of non- cognitive skills related to mathematics toaccount for this problem. (3) Results: prior background in mathematics plays a role in mathematicalperformance at university even after correcting for non-cognitive skills related to mathematics. Theeffects are heterogeneous with respect to gender. (4) Conclusions: choosing a more mathematicalorienteditinerary in secondary education seems to give an edge to students. Our results shed lighton the implications associated with the decision of secondary school track choice made by students.Furthermore, they are meant to serve as a guide to improve the design of remedial courses.
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18319
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18319
NO Arias, C., Valbuena, J., y García, J. M. (2021). The impact of secondary education choices on mathematical performance in university: The role of non-cognitive skills. Mathematics, 9(21). https://doi.org/10.3390/MATH9212744
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RD 16-may-2024