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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The results of Independent t-tests detailed in Table 4.3.8 and Figure 4.3.7 show that 8th
graders were more likely to perceive that
Individual work and Individual help promoted
motivation than 5th graders.

Table 4.3.8: Comparison between 5th and 8th graders: motivation (2)

5 graders__

8th graders____________________

N______

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Individual
Work

t= 6.687, df=3002.869, Sig. <.01

^1479

3.03

1.40

2148

3.33

1.29

Individual

Help________

t= 14.175, df=3624, Sig.<.01

1477

"∑61

H

2149

1.2C

"T35

Figure 4.3.7: Comparison between 5th and 8th graders: motivation

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 = Group discussion

A sense Ofsecurity

Table 4.3.9: Comparison between 5th and 8th graders: a sense Ofsecurity (1)

5lh graders

8lh graders

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Practical
Work

t=15.242, df=2995.078, Sig. <.01

1473

3.18

1.30

2141

2.53

1.20

Using a
Computer

t≈10.149, df≈2884.117, Sig. <.01

1472

^^ЗЛ9

^T46

2138

^^∑61

-L28

Reading a

Textbook______

t=3.817, df=3610, Sig.<.01

1471

~2°6

1.32

2141

~279

"Ї24

Whole-class
Discussion

t=17.515, df=3612, Sig. <.01

1474

3.12

1.26

2140

T^41

ТЇ4

Group

Discussion

t=12.982, df=3610, Sig. <.01

1474

IiTi

U3

2138

^∑58

^^T20

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