5th and 8th grade pupils’ and teachers’ perceptions of the relationships between teaching methods, classroom ethos, and positive affective attitudes towards learning mathematics in Japan



98

neither agreement nor disagreement (3<M<4) that Using a computer, Reading a
textbook, Teacher explanation, Individual work, Whole-class discussion,
and Group
discussion
promoted a sense of security. The results of a repeated measure ANOVA
showed that these differences were statistically significant. There was a relatively large
distribution (1.0<SD) for
Teacher explanation.

Table 4.1.3: Mean scores and Standard Deviation; a sense Ofsecurity; perceptions of 5th

Figure 4.1.3: Pupils’ sense of security promoted by different teaching methods;
perceptions of 5th grade teachers




grade teachers

Practical
Work
(PW)

Using a
Computer

(UC)

Reading a
Textb∞k
(RT)

Teacher
Explanation
(TE)

Individual
Work
(IW)

Individual
Help
(IH)

Whole-class
Discussion
(WD)

Group
Discussion
(GD)

N

47

46

47

47

47

47

47

47

M

4.11

3.24

3.15

3.47

3.96

4.21

3.57

3.70

SD

.67

.85

.93

1.02

.72

.81

.71__________

.72

The result ofa repeated measure ANOVA [F (8,360)=15.64, p<. 01]

A sense Ofprogress

Table 4.1.4 and Figure 4.1.4 below show that 5th grade teachers expressed their
agreement (4≤M<5) that
Individual work and Individual help promoted their pupils’ sense
of progress in learning mathematics, closely followed by
Practical work. They expressed
neither agreement nor disagreement (3<M<4) that
Using a computer, Reading a
textbook, Teacher explanation, Whole-class discussion
and Group discussion promoted
their pupils’ sense of progress in learning mathematics. The results of a repeated

98



More intriguing information

1. Optimal Vehicle Size, Haulage Length, and the Structure of Transport Costs
2. What should educational research do, and how should it do it? A response to “Will a clinical approach make educational research more relevant to practice” by Jacquelien Bulterman-Bos
3. The name is absent
4. Pursuit of Competitive Advantages for Entrepreneurship: Development of Enterprise as a Learning Organization. International and Russian Experience
5. The name is absent
6. The name is absent
7. Heavy Hero or Digital Dummy: multimodal player-avatar relations in FINAL FANTASY 7
8. Party Groups and Policy Positions in the European Parliament
9. ¿Por qué se privatizan servicios en los municipios (pequeños)? Evidencia empírica sobre residuos sólidos y agua.
10. Aktive Klienten - Aktive Politik? (Wie) Läßt sich dauerhafte Unabhängigkeit von Sozialhilfe erreichen? Ein Literaturbericht