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Affect and mathematics in young children: an introduction
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer, 2019.
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Abstract
- Mathematics-related affect comprises an individual’s attitudes, beliefs, emotions and motivations towards mathematics. These affective constructs have been widely studied in mathematics education and cognitive psychology and have been shown to be related to cognitive outcomes such as performance on a range of mathematical tasks. However, it is not yet clear how these constructs develop, or how they relate to cognitive factors in young children who are in the early stages of learning mathematics. As such, the current special issue focuses on mathematics-related affect in primary school children aged 4 to 10 years. It brings together five recent empirical studies and two discussant articles looking at the development of attitudes, beliefs, emotions and motivations towards mathematics, and the relations between affective and cognitive factors in these young age groups. In this introductory paper, we provide some brief historical context, followed by a rationale for the special issue, and an overview of its structure and scope. ispartof: Educational Studies in Mathematics vol:100 issue:3 pages:201-209 status: published
- Subjects :
- Structure (mathematical logic)
Scope (project management)
General Mathematics
05 social sciences
050301 education
mathematics-related affect
Context (language use)
Cognition
Affect (psychology)
mathematics education
Education
Developmental psychology
Learning motivation
Young age
Empirical research
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
0503 education
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f98cabf87e27e2b49bd2aa493b6ca06d