Attitudes to Mathematics in Primary School Children
Joint Authors
Bennett, Karina
Smith, Louise
Dowker, Ann
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Mathematics
Educational Sciences
Topics
Abstract EN
44 Grade 3 children and 45 Grade 5 children from English primary schools were given the British abilities scales basic number skills subtest, and a Mathematics Attitude and Anxiety Questionnaire, using pictorial rating scales to record their Self-rating for maths, Liking for maths, Anxiety about maths, and Unhappiness about poor performance in mathematics.
There were few year group differences in attitudes.
Boys rated themselves higher than girls, but did not differ significantly in actual performance.
Overall, Anxiety was not related to actual performance, but Self-rating was.
This relationship between Self-rating and actual performance seemed to develop between Grade 3 and Grade 5.
Implications of the findings are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dowker, Ann& Bennett, Karina& Smith, Louise. 2012. Attitudes to Mathematics in Primary School Children. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dowker, Ann…[et al.]. Attitudes to Mathematics in Primary School Children. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dowker, Ann& Bennett, Karina& Smith, Louise. Attitudes to Mathematics in Primary School Children. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447556