Tobia Steyn

Biographic Data

ID7115126
NAMETobia Steyn
GIVEN NAMESTobia
FAMILY NAMESteyn
SIGNATURESTEYN T
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Pretoria
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
H-INDEX0

  • A Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics for Use in a Tertiary Environment

    Open AccessJacobus G Maree, Tobia Steyn et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2004

    The Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics Tertiary is being developed as a diagnostic measure for South African lecturers and counselors to help students improve their orientation toward the study of mathematics. In this pilot study subjects were freshman black students registered for the Five-year Study Programme in the School of Engineering at the University of Pretoria. During the first phase of the standardisation in 2000, 33 student…

  • Diverse Thinking-Style Preferences in a University Course in Mathematics

    Open AccessJacobus G Maree, Tobia SteynARTICLEPsychological Reports2001

    At the University of Pretoria during 1999 the thinking-style preferences of three groups of students (ns = 50, 31, and 13) taking a first course in calculus were assessed using the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. Analysis affirmed diversity in thinking-style preferences among the students and that the groups' scores represent a composite range of such preferences. Clearly, teachers of mathematics should be aware of and accommodate this diver…