1. A Multi-Method Investigation of Mathematics Motivation for Elementary Age Students.
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Linder, Sandra M., Smart, Julie B., and Cribbs, Jennifer
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MATHEMATICS education , *ACADEMIC motivation , *MATH anxiety , *SELF-efficacy in students , *PHENOMENOLOGY - Abstract
This paper presents the results of a multi-method study examining elementary students with high self-reported levels of mathematics motivation. Second- through fifth-grade students at a Title One school in the southeastern United States completed the Elementary Mathematics Motivation Instrument ( EMMI), which examines levels of mathematics motivation across three subscales: (a) Math Anxiety, (b) Self-Efficacy, and (c) Value of Math. Results from this quantitative phase were used to identify a sample for a qualitative phase examining how students who report high levels of motivation perceive mathematics. The resulting qualitative phase utilized a phenomenological design to explore mathematics motivation for a particular set of students in a fifth-grade setting. Findings indicate that elementary students with high mathematics motivation value mathematics as a present and future oriented discipline and value teachers that deemphasize testing as a measure of success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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