PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Like it or love it: Exploring elements affecting student’s mathematical achievement
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Mathematics achievement, both in high school and early in college, is one of the strongest predictors of college completion. Research conducted within the framework of expectancy-value theory has shown that math interest, utility, engagement, self-efficacy, and identity are related to mathematics achievement. Hence, this study uses structural equation modeling to evaluate Ford’s (2017) empirical model linking mathematics beliefs and achievement with a sample of students enrolled in multiple sections of two algebra-focused remedial math courses at a community college near a midsize metropolitan southern city in the United States.