Influency factors in mathematical performance of first-year college students

• Autor: González, Raúl
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2000
• Institución: Universidad de Lima
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Lima
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.ulima.edu.pe:article/804
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.ulima.edu.pe/index.php/Persona/article/view/804
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: operational schemes; algorithmic abilities; concrete logical reasoning; mathematical thinking; esquemas operatorios; habilidades algorítmicas; razonamiento lógico-concreto; pensamiento matemático

First year college students were assessed in three areas of mathematical competence: logical operational schemes, algorithmic and circle abilities and reading ability of mathematical problems. Group factors were analyzed and a profile developed between achievers and underachievers. Three needs common to both groups were identified: in formal logical operations, probabilistic, combining and distributive weaknesses; in calculus, weak metacognition due to poor anticipatory estimations, and in the reading of problems, difficulty finding the relevant statements.