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



7.2: the relationships between pupils’ attribution styles and their perceived
frequency of the teaching methods and affective attitudes promoted by the
teaching methods
5th graders perceiving themselves successful in mathematics learning

Table 7.2.1: Mean scores and Standard Deviation of 5th graders’ enjoyment promoted by
teaching methods according to their attribution styles of success in mathematics learning

Reading a textbook_________

Teacher explanation

Individua

work

_N_____

M____

SD

N_____

M____

SD

_N_____

M____

SD

Ability_______________________

32

2.88

1.24

32

2.72

1.44

32

3.50

1.55

Effort_______________________

364

3.05

1.14

363

3.49

1.17

364

3.01

1.20

Luck_________________

93

2.61

1.16

93

2.98

1.15

93

2.59

1.17

Support form teacher

270

2.76

1.14

270

3.75

1.08

270

2.84

1.24

Home support_________

379

2.90

1.14

381

3.47

1.19

381

3.11

hL37

Task easiness__________

36

2.53

1.28

36

3.11

1.30

36

3.42

1.52

ANOVA___________

F=3.811,

p=. 002

F=9.799,

p=. 000

F=5.041,

p=. 000

Table 7.2.2: Mean scores and Standard Deviation of 5th graders’ motivation to learn
mathematics promoted by teaching methods according to their attribution styles of success in
mathematics learning_____________________________________________________________

Reading a textbook

Teacherexplanation

Individual work__

Whole-class discussioι

_N___

M___

SD

_N___

M___

SD

_N___

M___

SD

N___

M__

SD

Ability____________________

32

2.66

1.29

32

2.72

1.33

32

3.78

1.36

32

2.78

1.36

Effort____________________

363

3.03

1.22

364

3.40

1.18

364

3.22

1.31

364

3.35

1.14

Luck________________

93

2.58

1.18

93

2.53

1.14

93

2.83

1.32

93

2.96

1.24

Support form teacher

270

2.63

1.21

270

3.79

1.11

270

2.94

1.37

270

3.37

1.20

Home support_______

380

2.83

1.28

381

3.38

1.21

381

3.21

1.42

381 ∣

3.18

1.21

Task easiness________

36

2.53

1.38

36

3.00

1.33

36

3.47

1.46

36 ^

2.94

1.37

ANOVA_________

F=4.523, p=. 000

F=18.896, p=. 000

F=4.398, p=. 001

F=3.807, p=. 002

Table 7.2.3: Mean scores and Standard Deviation of 5th graders’ sense of security in learning
mathematics promoted by teaching methods according to their attribution styles of success in
mathematics learning____________________________________________________________

Practical work

Teacher
explanation

Individual work

Individual help

Group discussion

_N___

M__

SD

N___

M__

SD

_N___

M__

SD

_N___

M__

SD

N

и.........

SD

1

32

3.63

1.34

32

2.81

1.28

32

4.00

1.37

32

3.22

1.39

32

3.03

1.28

2

361

3.43

1.19

362

3.47

1.17

362

3.42

1.30

362

2.95

1.30

362

3.36

1.15

3

93

2.78

1.24

93

2.68

1.27

93

2.89

1.36

93

2.33

1.22

93

2.86

1.24

4

270

3.31

1.19

270

3.81

1.07

270

3.01

1.30

270

2.77

1.26

270

3.31

1.19

5

379

3.24

1.31

379

3.44

1.24

379

3.44

1.33

379

2.87

1.41

379

3.18

1.19

6

36

3.61

1.38

36

3.14 j

1.42

36

3.75

1.34

35

2,97

1.52

36

2.97

1.28

F=5.0

4, p=. 000

F=15,

53, p=. 000

F=8.332, p=. 000

F=3.985, p=. 001

F=3.638, p=. 003

I=AbiIity, 2=Effort, 3=Luck, 4=Support from teacher, 5=Home support, 6=Task easiness



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