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Nyman, Martin; Sumpter, Lovisa – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2019
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…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Motivation, Mathematics Education, Grade 2
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Tossavainen, Timo; Faarinen, Ewa-Charlotte – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
Background: In Sweden, the introduction of new national curricula for primary and secondary schools has implied, for example, that programming has become a compulsory part of mathematics education since August 2018. We study Swedish fifth and sixth graders and the distributions of their motivational values related to studying mathematics with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Grade 5, Grade 6