Impact of introductory Mathematics courses on students of the University Center of the Valleys of the University of Guadalajara
Abstract
The students who enter the University Center of the Valleys lack some Mathematics skills. The study sought to identify the strengths and weaknesses in these skills, as well as whether, by taking at least one Mathematics course, an improvement was achieved in them, and to compare the results among new students of the Bachelor's Degrees in Administration, Tourism, Public Accounting, Information Technologies and Engineering in Mechatronics, Electronics and Computing, Electronic Instrumentation and Nanosensors, Molecular Design of Materials, Geophysics and Biological Systems. The same examen was applied at the beginning and at the end of the 2022A semester, based on the results, it could be concluded that skills improved through the initial Mathematics courses. The general average increased from 52,978 at the beginning of the semester, to 63,948 at the end, the percentage of students with a failing grade also decreased, from 58.11% at the beginning of the semester to 34.88% at the end. In almost all the careers an improvement in the average was observed, the greaexamen was in Electronics and Computer Engineering with an increase of more than 24 points, only in Geophysics Engineering it worsened by dropping a little more than 1 point. It was possible to observe the improvement in the students' skills once they completed at least one subject in the Mathematics area in the first semester, however, there is still a great opportunity to improve these skills, so support and follow-up should be maintained of the students.
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