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    International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment

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    Authors
    Kilgour, Peter
    Rickards, Anthony
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Kilgour, Peter and Rickards, Tony. 2011. International students in independent schools: The divide between attitude towards mathematics class and perception of classroom environment. Teach Journal of Christian Education. 5 (2): pp. 15-20.
    Source Title
    Teach Journal of Christian Education
    ISSN
    18351492
    School
    Science and Mathematics Education Centre (Research Institute)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23885
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The experience of students with a non-English speaking background (NESB) studying in Australian independent school classrooms is an ongoing concern for administrators of these schools. This paper reports on research by Kilgour and Rickards (2009) into the perceptions these students have of the learning environments of their Mathematics classrooms along with the same students’ attitudes to Mathematics as a subject. Data collected by survey and interview revealed that NESB students have a more positive attitude to Mathematics as a subject than their Australian classmates, but their perception of their learning environment is more negative than their Australian classmates.

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