AUTHOR=Lubishtani Feride Qorrolli , Avdylaj Blerina Tafolli 

TITLE=The importance of high school on the university students’ success in the subject of mathematics

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.933465

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2023.933465

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<p>This research examines the relationship between high school, namely, high school profiles, and students’ success during an elementary mathematics course at university. For the analysis of this relationship, a mixed methods case study was chosen as the research design. The instruments for collecting the data were a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview that provided answers to the research questions. The sample consisted of 81 students (<italic>N</italic> = 81) from the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj, Kosovo, who participated in the questionnaire, and 12 out of the 81 students were also interviewed. The research results indicated that a positive, <italic>not strong</italic>, correlation exists between high school and university success. Moreover, students expressed that knowledge gained in high school made them feel <italic>sufficiently prepared</italic> during the lectures on elementary mathematics. The high school profile makes a <italic>difference</italic> in the students’ success in the elementary mathematics course at the university.</p>