Mathematics in Education, Research and Applications (MERAA), 2020(6), 1
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Published online 2020-07-08
DOI:https://doi.org/10.15414/meraa.2020.06.01.40-46
Study results comparison in Mathematics with English language of instruction
Dana Országhová
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Article Fulltext (PDF), pp. 40–46
- At the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra mathematical subjects are included in study programs, which are taught in
English. The main goal of the paper is to compare the education results in the study course Mathematics with English language of instruction. We focused on the
level of mathematical competencies of students in solving selected problems from linear algebra and mathematical analysis. The research
sample was composed of the first-year students of English study program Regional Development and Policies of the EU. Empirical data were
obtained from partial tests, exam tests and final grades in the exam in Mathematics in the academic years 2015/2016 to 2019/2020. Data
analysis was performed by descriptive statistics and using non-parametric one-sample Wilcoxon test. We found that in the group taught in
English, students achieve better exam grades in Mathematics than students taught in Slovak. Results of hypothesis testing have not proved the
significance of differences in the gained point score of individual tasks in the analyzed study group.
- Keywords: mathematics, teaching in English, exam grades, one-sample Wilcoxon test
- JEL Classification: D40, C50, M10