Development of Understanding and Self-Confidence in Mathematics [electronic resource] : Grades 5-8 / Markku S. Hannula, Hanna Maijala and Erkki Pehkonen.
This paper presents some preliminary results of the longitudinal aspect of a research project on self-confidence and understanding in mathematics. We have collected a survey data of 3057 fifth-graders and seventh-graders and a follow-up data of ten classes (191 pupils) one and a half years later. Th...
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| Summary: | This paper presents some preliminary results of the longitudinal aspect of a research project on self-confidence and understanding in mathematics. We have collected a survey data of 3057 fifth-graders and seventh-graders and a follow-up data of ten classes (191 pupils) one and a half years later. The longitudinal data indicates that the learning of mathematics is influenced by a pupil's mathematics-related beliefs, especially self-confidence. Pupils' level of understanding fractions also influences their developing understanding of infinity. These relationships between different variables depend also on pupils' gender and age. [For complete proceedings, see: ED489538.] |
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| Item Description: | Availability: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 35 Aandwind Street, Kirstenhof, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa. Web site: http://igpme.org. Abstractor: Author. Educational level discussed: Grade 5. Educational level discussed: Grade 6. Educational level discussed: Grade 7. Educational level discussed: Grade 8. |
| Physical Description: | 8 pages. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (Reports, Research) Text (Speeches/Meeting Papers) |
| Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note: | International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 28th, Bergen, Norway, July 14-18, 2004. |