Conceptual or procedural mathematics for engineering students at University of Samudra

[摘要] This study we investigate whether the emphasis in mathematics courses for engineering students would benefit from being more conceptually oriented than more procedurally oriented way of teaching. In this paper, we report in some detail from twenty-five engineering students comes from three departements ; mechanical engineering, civil engineering and industrial engineering. The aim was to explore different kinds of arguments regarding the role of mathematics in engineering courses, as well as some common across contexts. The result of interview showed that most of engineering students feel that conceptual mathematics is more important than procedural mathematics for their job the future.

[发布机构] Departemen of Mathematics Education, University of Samudra, Aceh, Indonesia^1;Departemen of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University of Samudra, Aceh, Indonesia^2;Departemen of Mechanical Engineering, University of Samudra, Aceh, Indonesia^3

[效力级别] 教育 [学科分类] 发展心理学和教育心理学

[关键词] Engineering course;Mathematics course;Procedural knowledge