ERIC Number: EJ1429705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0028-8276
EISSN: EISSN-2199-4714
Diverse Students' Mathematical Wellbeing
Julia L. Hill; Jodie Hunter
New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, v59 n1 p211-234 2024
Supporting student wellbeing in schools is increasingly becoming a global priority. However, research and initiatives primarily focus on general wellbeing rather than subject-specific experiences. Given the pervasive levels of mathematics anxiety, negative attitudes, and disengagement in mathematics education, we argue for a more contextualised wellbeing approach. We define 'mathematical wellbeing' (MWB) as the fulfilment of values whilst learning mathematics accompanied by positive feelings (e.g., enjoyment) and functioning (e.g., engagement) in the discipline. We report on 3073 New Zealand Year Three to Eight students' responses to a survey measuring their fulfilment of seven MWB values: accomplishments, cognitions, engagement, meaning, perseverance, positive emotions, and relationships. Students' MWB was highest for relationships and perseverance and lowest for engagement and positive emotions; MWB declined from Years Three to Eight; females often rated higher MWB than males; school sociodemographic status was mostly not significant, whilst engagement and positive emotions differed across ethnicities. Research implications include understanding target areas to improve diverse students' experiences and wellbeing in mathematics education.
Descriptors: Well Being, Mathematics Anxiety, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Mathematics Education, Student Diversity, Learner Engagement, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Values, Interpersonal Relationship, Academic Persistence, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Emotional Response, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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