Examining the Impact of Tutorial Activity Engagement on Undergraduate Students' Collaborative Preferences

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Title: Examining the Impact of Tutorial Activity Engagement on Undergraduate Students' Collaborative Preferences
Language: English
Authors: Sang Hyun Kim, Tanya Evans, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Source: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2025.
Availability: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Peer Relationship, Learner Engagement, Cooperative Learning, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Tutorial Programs, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: New Zealand
Abstract: This study examines the impact of tutorial engagement on Collaborative Preferences for Learning Mathematics (CPLM) in a tertiary context. A two-way mixed ANOVA analysed these preferences over a semester in a sample of undergraduate students. As expected, collaborative engagement had a significant main effect, with students who collaborated more reporting stronger preferences for working with their peers (higher CPLM). The absence of an interaction effect between the nature of tutorial engagement and time suggests CPLM differences remain stable. This may indicate that familiar modes of tutorial engagement may reinforce existing collaboration preferences.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED676474
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study examines the impact of tutorial engagement on Collaborative Preferences for Learning Mathematics (CPLM) in a tertiary context. A two-way mixed ANOVA analysed these preferences over a semester in a sample of undergraduate students. As expected, collaborative engagement had a significant main effect, with students who collaborated more reporting stronger preferences for working with their peers (higher CPLM). The absence of an interaction effect between the nature of tutorial engagement and time suggests CPLM differences remain stable. This may indicate that familiar modes of tutorial engagement may reinforce existing collaboration preferences.