Positive Attitudes toward Mathematics among Senior High School Students in Cape Coast Metropolis

Autor/inn/en	Awoniyi, Florence Christianah; Amponsah, Kwaku Darko
Titel	Positive Attitudes toward Mathematics among Senior High School Students in Cape Coast Metropolis
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 17 (2023) 2, S.183-194 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Awoniyi, Florence Christianah) ORCID (Amponsah, Kwaku Darko)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2089-9823
Schlagwörter	Positive Attitudes; Mathematics Education; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Ghana; Fennema Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The study involved 2,575 students selected through a combination of probability and non-probability sampling procedures. Explanatory sequential mixed methods design was used. Participants completed the FennemaSherman Mathematics Attitude Scales (FSMAS) to provide the quantitative data for the research. The qualitative data were gathered through interviews. The arithmetic mean from the survey data for each of the students was used to shortlist 140 students for focus group interviews. The findings revealed that some of the impetuses that drive the respondents' positive attitudes towards mathematics were mathematics as a compulsory subject, good teaching strategies by teachers, the utility of mathematics, career aspirations, and encouragement from parents, guardian or peers. The study recommended that stakeholders should encourage, enhance and promote these factors. Teachers, educators, and researchers are encouraged to dig deeper to unearth more of such factors. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01