การศึกษามโนทัศน์ทางคณิตศาสตร์ของนักศึกษาวิชาเอกคณิตศาสตร์ คณะวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเลย

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this research were to study the mathematical concepts and factors influencing mathematical concepts and to analyze the concepts of students majoring in mathematics. The target group was 100 students majoring in mathematics in Years 1-4 from the Faculty of Science and Technology, Loei Rajabhat University. The data were collected during the academic year 2016 using a questionnaire which was divided into two sections: The first section was to collect the general information of the participants, and the second section was a math test which comprised 100 questions on mathematical concepts. Of those 100 questions, were Strand 1 Number and Implementation, Strand 2 Measurement, Strand 3 Geometry, Strand 4 Algebra, Strand 5 Data analysis and Probability, and Strand 6 Skills and the Mathematical Process. The data were analyzed usingmean score, percentage, and the framework of Neo Piaget's Case, which consists of four thinking levels: Level 1 Predimensional, Level 2 Unidimensional, Level 3 Bidimensional, and Level 4 Integrated Bidimensional.

The findings of the study showed all target students had an average level of mathematical concepts at 82.90 %, classified by its strand as Strand 1 Number and implementation,Strand 2 Measurement, Strand 3 Geometry, Strand 4 Algebra, Strand 5 Data Analysis and Probability and Strand 6 Skills and Mathematical Processes were 82.75%, 84.95%, 79.17%, 81.35%, 86.21%, 77.92% respectively.

The Target group with GPAs below 3.00 had  mathematical concepts at level 3, Bidimensional while the target group with GPA 3.00 and above had the mathematical concepts at level 2, Unidimensional.