Determinantes da performance na disciplina de matemática na Faculdade Santo Agostinho

Abstract

The Higher Education Institutions private and public of Brazil face a big challenge: to decrease the number of failure in the exact science subjects emphasizing Mathematics. This dissertation has as main purpose evaluate and identify the main failure factors in the Applied Mathematics subject in the Administration Course of Santo Agostinho College ( SAC ). In order of that, it is used econometric models of multiple linear regression ( MLR) and logistic regression ( LR ) in the tentative of discriminate suitable for factors that influence the failure or success in the Applied Mathematics to Administration. The sample of data used was attained through a questionnaire applied to those students who have studied this subject from 2003/1 to 2007/1 in order to construct the variables that possibly explain the students success determinants in this subject. In addition to, it was consulted the marks taken together Santo Agostinho Academic Service. The results show that most variables presented the waited signal and statistics significance in the explication of the marks and success achieved by the students. In other words, the variables like lacks(absence in the classroom), origin of High School, student age and father educational level were the main determinants in the explication of the students success in this subject.