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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responses of pupils to learning mathematics. While Individual work and Individual help
were reported to be deployed extensively in their classes this was not the case for
Practical work, although it was this which was seen as most likely to promote enjoyment
and motivation. Using a computer was also rated highly in relation to promoting
motivation and enjoyment. Itwas rarely deployed.

Table 4.1.5: Mean scores and Standard Deviation; deployment; perceptions of 5th grade
teachers

Practical
Work
(PW)

Using a
Computer

(UC)

Reading a
Textbook
(RT)

Teacher
Explanation
(TE)

Individual
Work
(IW)

Individual

Help

(IH)___________

Whole-class
Discussion
(WD)

Group
Discussion
(GD)

N

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

M

2.96

1.77

3.50

4.48

4.50

4.33

3.90

2.46

SD

.77

.78

1.11

.65

.65

.63________

1.06

.92        ^

The result ofa repeated measure ANOVA [F (8,376)=104.27, p<. 01]

Figure 4.1.5: Deployment of different teaching methods in mathematics classes;
perceptions of 5th grade teachers

Summary

Table 4.1.6: Summary of the perceptions of 5th grade teachers

Enjoyment____________

Motivation______________

Asenseofsecurity

Asenseofprogress

Deployment___________

M=5

4<M<5

Practical work

Practicalwork

Practical work

Individual help

Individual work

Individual help

Teacher explanation

Individual work

Individual help___________

3≤<M<4

Using a ∞mputer
Individual work
Individual help
Whole-class discussion
Group discussion

Using a ∞mputer
Teacher explanation
Individual work
Individual help
Whole-class discussion
Group discussion

Using a ∞mputer
Reading a textbook
Teacherexplanation
Individual work
Whole-class discussion
Group discussion

Practical work
Using a ∞mputer
Reading a textbook
Teacher explanation
Whole-class discussion
Group discussion

Reading a textbook
Whole-class discussion

2≤<M<3

Teacher explanation
Reading a textbook

Reading a textbook

Practical work

Group discussion

1≤<M<2

Using a computer

100



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