Abstract
This study examines the influence of certain academic and demographic variables upon the academic performance of Chinese students enrolled in a cooperative Bachelor’s degree program in Pure and Applied Mathematics. The program is English taught and jointly organised by Jiangsu University, China and Arcadia University, USA. Data from a sample of 166 students is processed using inferential and path analysis, as well as mathematical modelling. As evidenced by the inferential and path analysis, no steady improvement in the English proficiency of students has been observed, while the latter has been found to be influenced by gender and to strongly influence academic performance in Mathematics courses. The effects of negative social influences are assessed via a qualitative analysis of the mathematical model. Threshold quantities similar to the basic reproduction number of mathematical epidemiology have been found to be stability triggers. Possible interventional measures are discussed based on these findings.
Highlights
English language education is viewed by the Chinese leadership as having a vital role to play in national modernization and development [1]
Before students can proceed to Arcadia University (AU) to complete the program, they should successfully complete the first three years of the jointly recognized curriculum in Jiangsu University (JU) with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above in Mathematics courses
The GPA is the average of the product between course credits and the scaled grade a student receives for the course (Table 1)
Summary
English language education is viewed by the Chinese leadership as having a vital role to play in national modernization and development [1]. A variety of programs taught in English are opened for students of Chinese universities. Before students can proceed to AU to complete the program, they should successfully complete the first three years of the jointly recognized curriculum in JU with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (overall average score of 80) or above in Mathematics courses. The GPA is the average of the product between course credits and the scaled grade a student receives for the course (Table 1). Students who want to complete the program in AU must establish their English proficiency by obtaining qualified scores in Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL 73), International English Language Testing System (IELTS 6.0) or International Test of English Proficiency (ITEP 5.0). Students who do not meet these requirements or cannot proceed to AU due to personal reasons or to other circumstances will enter the fourth year in JU to complete the course, which leads to the award of Bachelor of Science degree in China
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