Mathematics in Education, Research and Applications (MERAA), 2024(10), 1
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Published online 2024-12-31
DOI:https://doi.org/10.15414/meraa.2024.10.01.27-33
Knowledge and skills in mathematics among 1st year students at the Faculty of Economics and Management SUA in Nitra
Tomáš Pechočiak
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Article Fulltext (PDF), pp. 27–33
- In our paper we evaluate the level of mathematical knowledge and skills of students of the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Slovak University of
Agriculture in Nitra in the winter semester of the school year 2023/2024. The students wrote 4 homework and 1 school paper evaluated with 55 points, of
which at least 30 points were needed to obtain credit. The final exam paper worth 50 points was written in person on the campus of our university. They
needed to have a total of at least 64 points so obtained to obtain an overall grade in Mathematics I A. Out of a total of 105 points, students scored an average
of 75, which is only 71.5%. Only 73.13% and 80.33% of those who started and completed the semester, respectively, successfully completed the course and
obtained a grade in the Mathematics I A examination. The evaluation of the obtained data was done by the method of mathematical descriptive statistics. We
calculated the mean scores of the individual components and the total scores obtained by the students and entered these in a table. We also calculated
correlation coefficients, with the help of which we found out whether if a student masters one subject unit it will affect the learning of another. It is probably
logical that students scored more points for homework than for work written at school.
- Keywords: verification of mathematical knowledge and skills, home and school written work, evaluation of the data obtained
- JEL Classification: C02, C11, I210