Attitudes, Beliefs, Motivation and Identity in Mathematics Education: An Overview of the Field and Future Directions

by Markku S. Hannula, Pietro Di Martino, Marilena Pantziara, Qiaoping Zhang, Francesca Morselli

Overview

This book records the state of the art in research on mathematics-related affect. It discusses the concepts and theories of mathematics-related affect along the lines of three dimensions.

The first dimension identifies three broad categories of affect: motivation, emotions, and beliefs. The book contains one chapter on motivation, including discussions on how emotions and beliefs relate to motivation. There are two chapters that focus on beliefs and a chapter on attitude which cross-cuts through all these categories. The second dimension covers a rapidly fluctuating state to a more stable trait. All chapters in the book focus on trait-type affect and the chapter on motivation discusses both these dimensions. The third dimension regards the three main levels of theorizing: physiological (embodied), psychological (individual) and social. All chapters reflect that mathematics-related affect has mainly been studied using psychological theories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319328102
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	06/15/2016
Series:	ICME-13 Topical Surveys
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	35
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Attitude.- Students’ Self-efficacy Beliefs.- Teachers’ beliefs.- Identity.- Motivation.- Further Reading on Mathematics Related Affect.

Editorial Reviews

This pamphlet is a review of the research literature published in the last decade related to the four themes in the title. The authors use these surveys to discuss historical shifts in the way researchers have approached the themes, to point out gaps in the literature, and in some cases to advocate for future research directions. The intended audience is active researchers working with these themes, and I think it would help this group move their research agendas forward.” (Brian P. Katz, Maa Reviews, maa.org, October, 2016)

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