The issue of ‘proudliness’: Primary students’ motivation towards mathematics

The issue of ‘proudliness’: Primary students’ motivation towards mathematics

In this paper, we study year 2 and year 5 students’ expressed motivations for doing mathematics. The responses were analysed using thematic analysis; first with a deductive approach using themes from previous research, and then an additional inductive analysis searching for new themes. The results s...

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Main Authors: Martin Nyman, Lovisa Sumpter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LUMA Centre Finland 2019-10-01
Series:LUMAT
Subjects:
Affect
Mathematics education
Motivation
Primary students
Online Access:https://journals.helsinki.fi/lumat/article/view/1253
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spelling doaj-66a3789328364a9b810552bd2f72a5892020-11-25T02:40:46ZengLUMA Centre FinlandLUMAT2323-71122019-10-017210.31129/LUMAT.7.2.331The issue of ‘proudliness’: Primary students’ motivation towards mathematicsMartin Nyman0Lovisa Sumpter1Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Stockholm University, SwedenDepartment of Mathematics and Science Education, Stockholm University, SwedenIn this paper, we study year 2 and year 5 students’ expressed motivations for doing mathematics. The responses were analysed using thematic analysis; first with a deductive approach using themes from previous research, and then an additional inductive analysis searching for new themes. The results show that the children express both intrinsic motivation (cognitive-oriented and emotional-oriented), as well as extrinsic motivation (including outward and compensation). Two new categories of cognitive intrinsic motivation were found—normative and personal. The results also indicated an interplay not only between the different categories but also within categories, signalling that expressed motivation is double-layered. Some implications are discussed. https://journals.helsinki.fi/lumat/article/view/1253AffectMathematics educationMotivationPrimary students
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The issue of ‘proudliness’: Primary students’ motivation towards mathematics
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Affect
Mathematics education
Motivation
Primary students
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Lovisa Sumpter
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title The issue of ‘proudliness’: Primary students’ motivation towards mathematics
title_short The issue of ‘proudliness’: Primary students’ motivation towards mathematics
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publisher LUMA Centre Finland
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issn 2323-7112
publishDate 2019-10-01
description In this paper, we study year 2 and year 5 students’ expressed motivations for doing mathematics. The responses were analysed using thematic analysis; first with a deductive approach using themes from previous research, and then an additional inductive analysis searching for new themes. The results show that the children express both intrinsic motivation (cognitive-oriented and emotional-oriented), as well as extrinsic motivation (including outward and compensation). Two new categories of cognitive intrinsic motivation were found—normative and personal. The results also indicated an interplay not only between the different categories but also within categories, signalling that expressed motivation is double-layered. Some implications are discussed.
topic Affect
Mathematics education
Motivation
Primary students
url https://journals.helsinki.fi/lumat/article/view/1253
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