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Motivation
In relation to motivation, Table 4.1.20 and Figure 4.1.17 below show that 8th graders
neither agreed nor disagreed (3≤M<4) that Teacher explanation, Individual work, and
Individual help promoted their motivation. They disagreed (2≤M<3) that Practical work,
Using a computer, Reading a textbook, Whole-class discussion and Group discussion
promoted motivation. These findings were statistically significant. A relatively wide
distribution existed in the extent to which their motivation to learn mathematics was
perceived to be promoted by different teaching methods. While 8th graders did not feel
that any teaching method actually promoted motivation, those, which were perceived as
the least negative were the ones reported as most frequently deployed by the teachers
of 8th graders: Teacher explanation, Individual work and Individual help.
Table 4.1.20: Mean scores and Standard Deviation; motivation; perceptions of 8th
graders
Practical |
Using |
Reading a |
Teacher |
Individual |
Individual |
Whole-class |
Group | |
N |
2149 |
2147 |
2142 |
2148 |
2148 |
2149 |
2149 |
2148 |
M |
2.66 |
2.90 |
2.45 |
3.20 |
3.33 |
3.26 |
2.47 |
2.68 |
SD |
1.29 |
1.39________ |
1.17 |
1.22__ |
1.29 |
1.35________ |
1.19 |
1.28________ |
The result ofa repeated measure ANOVA [F (8, 17096)=197.43, p<. 01]
Figure 4.1.17: Motivation promoted by different teaching methods; perceptions of 8th
graders

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