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Structural Model of Students’ Interest and Self-Motivation to Learning Mathematics
Joint Authors
Otoo, Dominic
Iddrisu, Wahab A.
Kessie, Justice A.
Larbi, Ernest
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Students pick up the perception that mathematics is abstract and therefore, the learning of mathematics would yield to them no benefit.
With their attitude towards mathematics modelled and their interest for mathematics impacted by this automatic generated perception, they may never again appreciate the beauty of mathematics.
In this paper, the researchers used structural equation modeling (SEM), to investigate the variables that affect students’ interest, among the variables, students’ confidence and motivation.
The foregoing variables were conceptualized to have a direct effect on students’ interest in mathematics, whilst mathematics anxiety and students’ knowledge of the usefulness of mathematics were conceptualized to have indirect effects on their interest in mathematics moderated by students’ confidence and motivation.
The result showed that significantly students’ confidence directly affects students’ interest in the learning of mathematics and there is a direct relationship between confidence and motivation.
A student’s knowledge about the usefulness of mathematics indirectly increases the student’s interest in mathematics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Otoo, Dominic& Iddrisu, Wahab A.& Kessie, Justice A.& Larbi, Ernest. 2018. Structural Model of Students’ Interest and Self-Motivation to Learning Mathematics. Education Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157030
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Otoo, Dominic…[et al.]. Structural Model of Students’ Interest and Self-Motivation to Learning Mathematics. Education Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157030
American Medical Association (AMA)
Otoo, Dominic& Iddrisu, Wahab A.& Kessie, Justice A.& Larbi, Ernest. Structural Model of Students’ Interest and Self-Motivation to Learning Mathematics. Education Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157030
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157030