Students' motivation and perceptions of the content about the 3rd grade elementary school mathematics textbook


Published: Jul 28, 2020
Keywords:
Mathematics motivation self-determination theory
Ιωάννα Θεοφανίδου
Αικατερίνη Βάσιου
Χαράλαμπος Λεμονίδης
Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine students’ motivation in mathematics and their perceptions about their mathematics’ book. 46 3rd Grade Primary School students answered two open-ended questions: 1. Why are you reading math? 2. If you could change something in the book of mathematics, what would you like to change or add? Content analysis in the open-ended questions showed that students, although they consider their mathematics book to be easy and enjoyable, nevertheless they study mathematics because they want to satisfy others (parents, educators). Results suggest the possibility of enhancing students' motivation from their perceptions about the contents of their mathematics’ book.

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Ιωάννα Θεοφανίδου

Μεταπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια, ΠΤΔΕ, Παν/μιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας

Αικατερίνη Βάσιου

ΕΔΙΠ Σχολικής Ψυχολογίας, ΠΤΔΕ, Παν/μιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας

Χαράλαμπος Λεμονίδης
Καθηγητής ΠΤΔΕ, Παν/μιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας