Table 1_Profiling perceived challenges in Mathematics in the Modern World to inform Math-R

A dataset profiling perceived challenges in a core mathematics course for 371 first-year students across five campuses of a Philippine state university during the 2022-2023 academic year. The data was collected via a validated questionnaire covering four domains—course content, instructional delivery, teaching strategies, and assessment methods—and linked to midterm and final examination grades. Author Imelda M. Flores published the dataset on figshare in 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between perceived course challenges and academic performance based on the four questionnaire domains and examination grades.
• Identify priority areas for academic support interventions based on the reported least favorable mean score for course content.
• Compare student perceptions across different campuses based on the significant campus differences noted in the description.
• Inform the design of modular learning toolkits based on the reported features of topic guides, worked examples, and self-check exercises.

Strengths

• Includes data from 371 first-year students, providing a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Links self-reported perception data from four validated domains (course content, instructional delivery, teaching strategies, assessment methods) with objective performance metrics (midterm and final grades).
• Covers a multi-campus context within a single Philippine state university, allowing for comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain modeling tasks.
• The dataset is stored in a DOCX file (6.9 MB), which may require extraction and conversion for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Imelda M. Flores via figshare.

Collection Method

Descriptive-correlational needs-assessment design using a validated questionnaire and course records.

Time Range

2022-2023 academic year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 04:18:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Five campuses of a Philippine state university.