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Withdrawal and non-passing grades in UPRM pre-calculus I: What’s language got to do with it?

dc.contributor.advisor Román Pérez, Rosa I.
dc.contributor.author Delgado Rivera, Ivette
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Arts en_US
dc.contributor.committee Irizarry Rodríguez, José M.
dc.contributor.committee Cáceres Duque, Luis F.
dc.contributor.committee Rivera Marrero, Olgamary
dc.contributor.committee Rivera, Rosita
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Bartolomei Suárez, Sonia M.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-09T14:56:01Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-09T14:56:01Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description.abstract The focus of this study is to examine if the English language influences withdrawal or failure rates in Pre-Calculus I at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. Using data from the Office of Research and Institutional Planning, chi-square tests found a relationships between English grades and grades received in MATE 3171. A questionnaire, using Likert scales, examined student perception of the English learned in high school and its usefulness for understanding course materials in pre-calculus and their college classes at UPRM. The questionnaire was answered by 270 participants enrolled in MATE 3171 during the 2013 spring semester. Of these, forty two first-year students were repeating the course and the data shows that although 57% had studied in bilingual schools, 24% indicated the English they learned was not useful in MATE 3171. The findings suggest further studies should focus on language for the successful completion of non-English courses.
dc.description.abstract El objetivo de este estudio es examinar si el inglés influencia las bajas o tasas de fracaso en Pre-Cálculo I en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez. Utilizando datos de la Oficina de Investigación y Planificación Institucional, pruebas chi-cuadrado establecieron una relación entre las notas recibidas en inglés y en Precalculo. Un cuestionario utilizando escalas Likert, examinaron la percepción de estudiantes sobre inglés aprendido en la escuela secundaria y su utilidad para la comprensión de materiales en precalculo y sus clases de la universidad en UPRM. Participaron 270 estudiantes matriculados en Precalculo durante el segundo semestre de 2013. De esos, cuarenta y dos estudiantes de primer año estaban repitiendo el curso y los datos muestran que aunque el 57 por ciento había estudiado en escuelas bilingües, el 24 por ciento percibe que el inglés que aprendieron no era útil en Precalculo. Los hallazgos sugieren realizar nuevos estudios enfocados en el inglés para los cursos que no son en inglés.
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/350
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2014 Ivette Delgado Rivera en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Withdrawals en_US
dc.subject English language en_US
dc.subject Retention en_US
dc.subject English language and mathematics en_US
dc.subject Chi-square test en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Grade repetition -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh English language -- Study and teaching (Higher)-- Spanish speakers en_US
dc.subject.lcsh University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez Campus) en_US
dc.title Withdrawal and non-passing grades in UPRM pre-calculus I: What’s language got to do with it? en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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