Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Education

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate the attitudes of undergraduate mathematics students in Saudi Arabia towards online mathematicsEducation. Comparisons were made among male, female, underclassmen, and upperclassmen undergraduate mathematics students at the University of Tabuk (UT). Of 161 students enrolled in the mathematics program, 118 mathematics students responded to the survey. The sample consisted of 57 male and 61 female students. A 2 × 2 ANOVA test was used to reveal any statistically significant differences between the various groups based on gender andEducational level. The findings showed that underclassmen did not differ significantly from upperclassmen in their attitudes toward online mathematics, male students did not differ significantly from female students in their attitudes toward online mathematics, and there was no significant interaction betweenEducational level and gender in terms of the students attitudes toward online mathematicsEducation.

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