caa a22 4500 46799725X CHVBK 20180323112600.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19900801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00304262 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00304262 Kaeley Gurcharn Department of Extension Studies, University of Papua New Guinea, University, NCD, P.O. Box 341, Papua New Guinea aut The influence of socio-economic status, entry style and instructional variables on the learning of mathematics in a neo-literate society [Elektronische Daten] [Gurcharn Kaeley] This paper investigates the influence of socio-economic status, entry style and instructional variables on post-secondary mathematics performance of internal and external students at the University of Papua New Guinea. The 1984 and 1985 intakes of Preliminary Year and Matriculation Studies were taken as samples. Six instruments were developed and administered. The data was analysed using techniques of multiple linear regression supported by "all possible subsets of regression”. Internal and external mature students' achievement in mathematics was mainly related to their entry style and partially to the instructional variables. The socio-economic status variables have no significant influence on it. The internal regular students' mathematics performance showed a stronger link with their socio-economic status than with their entry style while their instructional variables have no significant effect on their achievement. The pattern of results indicates that the performance of students can be more meaningfully grouped based on entry style rather than on mode of instruction. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Educational Studies in Mathematics Kluwer Academic Publishers 21/4(1990-08-01), 319-350 0013-1954 21:4<319 1990 21 10649 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00304262 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00304262 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Kaeley Gurcharn Department of Extension Studies, University of Papua New Guinea, University, NCD, P.O. Box 341, Papua New Guinea aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Educational Studies in Mathematics Kluwer Academic Publishers 21/4(1990-08-01), 319-350 0013-1954 21:4<319 1990 21 10649 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer