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Student Attitude, Student Understanding and Mathematics Anxiety
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Jennison, M and Beswick, K, Student Attitude, Student Understanding and Mathematics Anxiety, Shaping the future of mathematics education : proceedings of the 33rd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 3 - 7 July 2010, Fremantle, Western Australia, pp. 280-288. ISBN 978-1-920846-25-1 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper reports on two of ten themes that emerged from a study of the impacts of a fraction
teaching intervention on the mathematics anxiety and fraction competence of eight Year 8
students. The themes arose from multiple data sources and relate to Student Attitude and
Student Understanding. The students identified practical, hands-on activities and group work as
impacting positively on their understanding and their confidence in relation to fractions. The
influence of improved understanding and confidence was also recorded as positively affecting
student attitudes to fractions in particular and mathematics in general. The study highlights the
connections between mathematics anxiety among middle school students and their existing
understandings of and attitudes towards mathematics.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Jennison, M (Ms Michelle Jennison) |
UTAS Author: | Beswick, K (Professor Kim Beswick) |
ID Code: | 65771 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2010-12-01 |
Last Modified: | 2014-05-19 |
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