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Download full textYusuf Akin; Neslihan Usta; Ayjennet Allaberdiyeva – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2025
This research aims to investigate the effect of instruction supported by mathematical internet memes on 8th-grade students' mathematics anxiety and motivation. The research consisted of a pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design conducted for two weeks. The research sample consists of 8th-grade students who study in a state school in Turkey.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 8, Internet
Direct linkTriinu Kilp-Kabel; Kaja Mädamürk – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
The current study was conducted to investigate the relationship between math anxiety and math achievement, highlighting differences in motivation based on age, and the mediating effects of task persistence as well as aspects of the expectancy-value theory. The students in the study (grade five N = 335, grade eight N = 251) were from Estonian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 8, Elementary School Mathematics
Ata Baran, Ayla; Kabael, Tangül – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate eighth grade students' mathematical communication competency, affective characteristics, and the differentiation in affective characteristics across their communication competency levels. The mixed method sequential explanatory design was used. The quantitative data were collected from 140 students…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation
Suren, Nadide; Kandemir, Mehmet Ali – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2020
This study aims to investigate whether there is an effect of anxiety and motivation, and if so, the level of this effect on students' mathematics achievement in the transition test from middle school to high school. In this research, anxiety and motivation levels of the students were examined together with variables such as gender, pre-school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Student Motivation, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students
Morales-Chicas, Jessica – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation investigated whether math course sequence from 8 th to 9th grade influenced 9th grade math motivation, defined as perceived competence in math, sense of belonging in math, importance of math, and math anxiety. Two competing hypotheses were proposed suggesting that a more accelerated math curriculum (Algebra 1 in 8th grade versus…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, Grade 9, Learning Motivation
Rabab'h, Belal; Veloo, Arsaythamby – International Education Studies, 2015
Jordanian 8th grade students revealed low achievement in mathematics through four periods (1999, 2003, 2007 & 2011) of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study aimed to determine whether spatial visualization mediates the affect of Mathematics Learning Strategies (MLS) factors namely mathematics attitude,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills
Green, Shekitra – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Children from the United States score poorly on international math tests compared to their cohorts in other countries. These gaps grow as students enter high school and develop a dislike and fear of mathematics, suggesting the need to improve mathematics education in middle school. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of reading…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Kesici, Sahin; Erdogan, Ahmet – Education, 2010
The purpose of this study is to clarify whether middle school students' mathematics anxiety differentiates or not, according to their low and high achievement motivation and their level of self-esteem stemming from social comparison. This study also aims to clarify the effects of these two variables on mathematics anxiety. The study groups were…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Low Achievement, High Achievement, Grade 8
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 60 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Abr…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Textbooks
