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Title:
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN TWO UNIVERSITIES IN LATVIA |
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Author(s):
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Evija Kopeika and Anna Vintere |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-81-4 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2018 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Mathematics, Mathematics Study Process Organization, Self-Assessment, Teaching Mathematics |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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325 |
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Last Page:
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328 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The role of mathematical education in everyday life, professional activities, attitude towards the role of mathematical knowledge in the labour market is widely discussed in the literature. To improve the studies of mathematics according to the trends in society development, it is necessary to find out the mathematics teaching philosophy as well as to reflect views of the students on the issues of mathematics learning experience and mathematics teaching at university. The structure of mathematical study process for energy and electronics specialties at the RTU and LLU and the survey results, which was carried out at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LLU) and at the Riga Technical University (RTU), are analysed in this article. The questionnaire includes three diagnostic blocks: the role of mathematics in everyday life |
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