Analysis of Factors Influenced by Changes in Secondary Curriculum and the SAT System on College Mathematics －Based on the case of A university

Abstract

This study analyzed the correlation between a student's learning background and their academic achievement in college-level calculus. By focusing on A university cases, this study seeks ways to improve the college calculus curriculum according to changes in the curriculum and the College Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) system. In particular, the academic achievement of college calculus was compared and analyzed according to whether calculus was completed in high school, or if calculus was selectively taken in the SAT. Through this study, it was confirmed that the relationship between one's academic achievement and one's learning background in college calculus differs depending on the student's basic academic ability. In other words, there was a difference in the academic achievement of college calculus according to whether students with a certain level of basic academic ability selectively took calculus in the SAT. On the other hand, it was also confirmed that there was a difference in the academic achievement of college calculus for students who lacked basic academic ability depending on whether or not they had completed calculus in high school. Therefore, universities should prepare a curriculum for college calculus according to the educational background of students by conducting a basic academic ability assessment before granting them admission in order to more accurately grasp their particular educational backgrounds.