International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment
The experience of students with a non-English speaking background (NESB) studying in Australian independent school classrooms is an ongoing concern for administrators of these schools. This paper reports on research by Kilgour and Rickards (2009) into the perceptions these students have of the learn...
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| description | The experience of students with a non-English speaking background (NESB) studying in Australian independent school classrooms is an ongoing concern for administrators of these schools. This paper reports on research by Kilgour and Rickards (2009) into the perceptions these students have of the learning environments of their Mathematics classrooms along with the same students’ attitudes to Mathematics as a subject. Data collected by survey and interview revealed that NESB students have a more positive attitude to Mathematics as a subject than their Australian classmates, but their perception of their learning environment is more negative than their Australian classmates. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-238852017-01-30T12:39:45Z International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment Kilgour, Peter Rickards, Anthony The experience of students with a non-English speaking background (NESB) studying in Australian independent school classrooms is an ongoing concern for administrators of these schools. This paper reports on research by Kilgour and Rickards (2009) into the perceptions these students have of the learning environments of their Mathematics classrooms along with the same students’ attitudes to Mathematics as a subject. Data collected by survey and interview revealed that NESB students have a more positive attitude to Mathematics as a subject than their Australian classmates, but their perception of their learning environment is more negative than their Australian classmates. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23885 Avondale Academic Press restricted |
| spellingShingle | Kilgour, Peter Rickards, Anthony International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment |
| title | International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment |
| title_full | International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment |
| title_fullStr | International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment |
| title_short | International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment |
| title_sort | international students in independent schools: the divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment |
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