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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Table 4.3.6: Comparison between 5th and 8th graders: enjoyment (2)

5,h graders ________ __________

8ltl graders____________________________

N______

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Individual

Work______

t= 7.317, df≡3633, Sig.<.01

1479

2.92

1.32

2156

3.24

1.26

Individual

Help_________

t= 12.154, df=3626, Sig. <.01

1472

-∑44

T23

2156

~∑97

~T32

Figure 4.3.6: Comparison between 5th and 8th graders: enjoyment


□ 5th graders

8th graders

PW = Practical work, UC = Using a ∞mputer, RT= Reading a textbook, TE = Teacher explanation,
IW = Individual work. IH = Individual help, WD = Whole-class discussion. GD = Grouo discussion

Motivation

The results of Independent t-tests detailed in Table 4.3.7 and Figure 4.3.7 show that 5th
graders were more likely to perceive that
Practical work, Using a computer, Reading a
textbook, Whole-class discussion
and Group discussion promoted motivation than 8th
graders.

Table 4.3.7: Comparison between 5th and 8th graders: motivation (1)

5th graders_____________________

8th graders_______________________

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Practical

Work_______

t=13.671, df=3626, Sig. =<.01

1479

3.26

1.34

2149

2.66

1.29

Using a
Computer

t=8.824, df=3020.635, Sig.<.01

1476

3.33

T50

2147

^^∑90

^T39

Reading a
T extbook

t=7.614, df≡2995.652, Sig. <.01

1476

“277

~T28

2142

-245

ТЇ7

Whole-class
Discussion

t=16.250, df≡3626, Sig. <.01

1479

Тїз

^T24

2149

“247

ТЇ9

Group

Discussion

t=10.344, df=3239.884, Sig. <.01

1479

^^342

^T24

2148

~∑68

^L28

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