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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ethos varies from one classroom to another. In addition, pupils within the same
classroom may have different perceptions of classroom ethos. Overall, 5th graders were
significantly more likely to perceive satisfaction, friction, and competitiveness in
mathematics classes than 8th graders. 8th graders were more likely to perceive difficulties
in
mathematics classes than 5th graders. There was no significant difference in their
perceptions of cohesiveness (see Figure 7.3.1 and Table 7.3.1).

Figure 7.3.1: Mean scores of pupils’ perceptions of classroom ethos in mathematics
classes

5

4

3

2

1

□ 8th graders

□ 5th graders

0  12  3

I=Satisfaction, 2=Cohesiveness, 3=Difficulty, 4=Friction, S=Competitiveness

Table 7.3.1: Mean scores and standard deviation of pupils’ perceptions of classroom
ethos in mathematics classes

5tt1 graders

8th graders

N

M__

SD

N___

M___

SD

Satisfaction t=7.211, df=2868.588, p<.01

1384

1.60

1.45

1981

1.24

1.37

Cohesiveness t=. 784, df=3336, p>.05

1377

2.73

1.70

1961

2.68

1.67

Difficulty t= 6.324, df=3140.930, p<.01

1396

2.22

1.24

1983

2.50

1.34

Friction t=6.629, df=2938.360, p<.01____________

1391

.72

.96

1985

.50

.93

Competitiveness t=5.984, df=2919.841, p<.01

1389

2.44

1.56

1978

2.12

1.51

Correlations were undertaken between the sub-scales for students of both age groups. A
significant positive correlation existed between satisfaction and cohesiveness, among
the responses of pupils of both age groups, although the correlations were relatively
weak. There was also a weak but significant correlation between friction and
competitiveness among the responses of 5th graders (Table 7.3.2).

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