Readiness in mathematics of freshmen engineering students in a State University

Authors

Jess Mark L. Alinea, Southern Luzon State UniversityFollow
Raymond E. Dapito, Southern Luzon State UniversityFollow
Zhen M. Espinar, Southern Luzon State UniversityFollow
Mark Melvin P. Raca, Southern Luzon State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

11-15-2022

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to measure the readiness in Mathematics of the respondents according to their senior high school strand and field of specialization. The assessment of their readiness was based on their grades in Mathematics in Senior High School and on the adapted Mathematics Aptitude Test. It also sought to determine the significant difference between the two measuring variables mentioned. A total of fifty (50) respondents were selected for the study. The respondents’ strata were composed of seven (7) freshmen from each of the computer, electrical, electronics, industrial, mechanical A, and mechanical B sections and eight (8) respondents from the civil engineering section. The instrument in this study is a Mathematics Aptitude Test. The test was adapted from the College Level Mathematics Pre-test of Mercer County Community College. Weighted means and Chi-Square Tests were used as statistical treatments. The researchers found out that the majority of the respondents were from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Each group of respondents appears to be at the “Proficient Readiness” level based on their average grades from their senior high school years. Based on the adapted aptitude test that the freshmen students had taken, their college readiness in Mathematics was on the “Beginning” level. The researchers concluded that the level of college readiness in Mathematics of freshmen students from their senior high school has a significant difference from their college readiness in their freshmen years. The researchers highly recommended that high school institutions design and improve Mathematics programs to help ensure students' proficiency in the Math subject.

Recommended Citation

Alinea, Jess Mark L.; Dapito, Raymond E.; Espinar, Zhen M.; and Raca, Mark Melvin P. (2022) "Readiness in mathematics of freshmen engineering students in a State University," U.P. Los Baños Journal: Vol. 20, Article 4.
Available at: https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/uplb-journal/vol20/iss2/4