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



III. Why do you think you are good or poor at mathematics?

Please think carefully about your maths lessons this year. In the
following questions, write your answers in the large boxes. Where
there is a choice, please put a tick in the small box by the answer
nearest to what you think.

Do you think you are Very good, Good, OK, Poor, Very poor at Maths you do in
school?

Very good_____

Good________

OK________

Poor__________

Very poor______

If you chose Very Good, Good or OK

Please choose the reason why you are good at Maths you do in
school. TICK ONLY ONE.

I am talented in learning mathematics.___________________________________

I try hard to learn mathematics.__________________________________________

It is just lucky if I do well at Maths classes.__________________________________

The instruction of our Maths teacher is very good.______________________

I have enough support to do well from my parents or juku teachers.

Tasks and tests are not so difficult in Maths classes.____________________

If you chose Poor or Very Poor

Please choose the reason why you are poor at Maths you do in
school. Tickonlyone.

I am not talented in learning mathemaitcs._______________________________

I do not try hard to learn mathematics.___________________________________

It is just unlucky if I do not well at Maths classes._________________________

The instruction of our Maths teacher is not very good.__________________

I don’t have enough support to do well from my parents or juku
teachers.________________________________________________________________

Tasks and tests are very difficult in Maths classes.______________________



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