Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs

The purpose of the study is to evaluate pre-university students’ performance in elementary arithmetic in one local and four transnational programs at a private college in Malaysia. The D’Amore test is employed to measure the students’ proficiency in the basic mathematical skill. Overall, only 33.4...

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Main Author: Tang, Eng Loong *
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Sunway College Kuala Lumpur 2015
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description The purpose of the study is to evaluate pre-university students’ performance in elementary arithmetic in one local and four transnational programs at a private college in Malaysia. The D’Amore test is employed to measure the students’ proficiency in the basic mathematical skill. Overall, only 33.4% of students answered all questions correctly, which is very similar to levels of elementary mathematics deficiency found in other parts of the world. In comparing different academic programs, students of the local program are better than or compatible with those from the transnational programs in elementary arithmetic.
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spelling sunway-2912019-05-02T06:50:59Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/291/ Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs Tang, Eng Loong * LB Theory and practice of education LB2300 Higher Education The purpose of the study is to evaluate pre-university students’ performance in elementary arithmetic in one local and four transnational programs at a private college in Malaysia. The D’Amore test is employed to measure the students’ proficiency in the basic mathematical skill. Overall, only 33.4% of students answered all questions correctly, which is very similar to levels of elementary mathematics deficiency found in other parts of the world. In comparing different academic programs, students of the local program are better than or compatible with those from the transnational programs in elementary arithmetic. Sunway College Kuala Lumpur 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/291/1/Tang%20Eng%20Loong.pdf Tang, Eng Loong * (2015) Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs. In: Unlocking borders in education: proceeding of the 3rd Pre-University Conference, 6 September 2014, Bandar Sunway. Proceedings of the Sunway Academic Conference (2014). Sunway College Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Sunway, pp. 28-32. ISBN 978-967-13697-0-8
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Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs
title Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs
title_full Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs
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title_full_unstemmed Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs
title_short Elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs
title_sort elementary arithmetic performance among students in local and transnational pre-university programs
topic LB Theory and practice of education
LB2300 Higher Education
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/291/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/291/1/Tang%20Eng%20Loong.pdf