Resumen

MONTERO, Yolanda Haydeé; PEDROZA, María Eugenia; ASTIZ, Mercedes Susana  y  VILANOVA, Silvia Lucía. Characterization of the Attitudes of University Mathematics Students towards Numerical Methods. REDIE [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.1, pp.88-99. ISSN 1607-4041.

In order to improve the learning process of Numerical Methods in college students racing Mathematics, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina), we have decided to investigate the possible causes that adversely affect academic performance. Therefore, we have noticed a need to pay attention to students' attitudes, mainly on the grounds that they may have an important influence on the short-term academic performance. The research involved a design stage, a pilot test, instrument validation and an analysis of the coherence of responses by classifying clusters based on variables, a descriptive stage and an analysis of the possible relationships among the variables under research. Results show that students have a moderately positive attitude towards the subject, where pleasure, appreciation and anxiety play a central role in its characterization.

Palabras llave : Numerical analysis; Attitudes; Validation; Data interpretation.