Entry Mathematics Performance of Industrial Technology Students in One State College

Competence in Mathematics is considerably an inevitable factor in the holistic development of a learner. Several studies reported different factors which lead to students’ poor performance in this subject. This study generally aimed to assess the entry mathematics performance of the Bachelor of Science
in Industrial Technology. Specifically, the study aimed to describe the student’s profile, determine their attitudes and beliefs towards mathematics and impression to mathematics teachers towards their entry mathematics performance. It employed the descriptive research design involving eighty-seven Industrial Technology students. The findings revealed that the level of the entry mathematics performance of the students was good. It was disclosed that students have a moderately positive attitude and beliefs towards Mathematics and impressions to Mathematics teachers. Students who have shown positive attitude, beliefs and impressions to Math teachers tend to perform better. Considering the results of the study, effective strategies in teaching with meaningful intervention activities to develop positive attitudes and beliefs of the students are recommended. Thus, utilization of new innovations and technologies and integration of values formation shall be done in the teaching of mathematics to build positive attitudes and beliefs which yields to better performance and cope with the demand of IR 4.0.

Keywords: Industrial Technology, Mathematics Performance, Attitudes, Beliefs, Impression