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



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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

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