Secondary Education Students’ Beliefs about Mathematics and Their Repercussions on Motivation

This research analyses the role of the affective dimension in learning mathematics during secondary education. In particular, the evolution of motivation and beliefs according to the students’ academic level, as well as the relationship between these two factors. The sample consisted of 202 students...

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Autores: Rojo Robas, Vanesa, Madariaga Orbea, José María, Villarroel Villamor, José Domingo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/42654
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/42654
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:secondary education
mathematics
motivation
beliefs
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Resumo:This research analyses the role of the affective dimension in learning mathematics during secondary education. In particular, the evolution of motivation and beliefs according to the students’ academic level, as well as the relationship between these two factors. The sample consisted of 202 students from all four years of secondary education, whose motivation and beliefs about mathematics and learning mathematics were evaluated. Beliefs were grouped into three categories: related to the specific classroom context, to mathematics, and to oneself as a learner of this subject. The results obtained indicate lower motivation and less favourable beliefs in 3rd year. From the beliefs analysed, those regarding the classroom context, and more specifically the teachers, have obtained the largest effect size.