التفكير الرياضي و علاقته بالاتجاهات نحو الرياضيات لدى طلبة الصف العاشر في محافظة طولكرم

Abstract EN

The aim of this study is to investigate the level of mathematical thinking and its relationship to attitudes towards mathematics among the tenth grade students in the public schools of Tulkarem Governorate in the light of the variables of the gender of students and their achievement in mathematics.

The study sample consisted of 219 male and female students: 102 male students and 117 female students.For achieving the aim of the study, the researcher designed two data collection tools: Mathematical Thinking Test which consisted of 6 questions and a questionnaire to study the students’ attitudes towards mathematics, which consisted of 20 items, whose reliability and validity had been investigated.The results of the study showed that the level of mathematical thinking of the tenth grade students scored (57.73 %) which was low, while the mean of the students’ attitudes towards mathematics scored (59.4 %) , which was around average.The results also showed a statistically significant differences in the level of mathematical thinking among the tenth grade students due to the variable of achievement in mathematics in favor of those of high achievements.In addition, there were statistically significant differences among the means of students’ attitudes towards mathematics due to the variable of achievement in mathematics in favor of those of high achievement.There was a statistically significant relationship between mathematical thinking and the tenth grade students’ attitudes towards mathematics and this relationship was positive.A number of recommendations were provided in light of the findings