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



Table 7.2.4: Mean scores and Standard Deviation of 5th graders’ sense of progress in learning
mathematics promoted by teaching methods according to their attribution styles of success in
mathematics learning_______________________________________________________________

Practical work

Teacher explanation

Individual work

Whole-class discussioι

_N___

M__

SD

_N___

M__

SD

N

M__

SD

_N___

M__

SD

Ability _______________

32

3.56

1.46

32

3.53

1.41

32

3.94

1.24

32

3.41

1.39

Effort_____________________

363

3.62

1.20

364

3.91

1.07

364

3.68

1.20

364

3.60

1.14

Luck______________

93

3.19

1.26

93

3.35

1.21

93

3.33

1.30

93

3.17

1.30

Support form teacher

269

3.59

1.24

269

4.28

.85

269

3.38

1.26

269

3.58

1.21

Home support_______

378

3.35

1.31

379

3.90

1.14

379

3.65

1.31

379

3.34

1.24

Task easiness_______

36

3.67

1.33

36

3.64

1.38

36

3.67

1.39

36

3.19

1.41

ANOVA_________

F=3,175, p=. 007

F=12.∙

80, p=.

000___

F=3.335, p=. 005

F=3.603, p=. 003

Table 7.2.5: Mean and Standard deviation of 5th graders’ perceptions of frequency of
deployment of teaching methods according to their attribution styles of success in mathematics
learning___________________________________________________________________________________

Practical work________

Individual work__

Indivic

ual help________

Group discussion

N

M

SD

N

M

SD

N

M

SD

N___

M__

SD

Ability____________________

31

2.23

.99

31

3.90

1.11

31

2.23

.96

30

2.33

.99

Effort_____________________

364

2.45

.87

360

3.66

.92

364

2.88

1.01

362

2.51

.89

Luck________________

93

2.40

.86

93

3.31

.97

92

2.64

1.01

93

2.38

.91

Supportformteacher

268

2.60

1.00

267

3.47

.93

268

3.02

.89

267

2.58

1.01

Home support_______

381

2.42

.86

378

3.66

.89

380

2.74

1.02

378

2.39

.90

Task easiness________

36

1.83

.94

36

3.81

.98

36

2.42

1.18

36

2.03

,77

ANOVA_________

F=5.390, p=. 000

F=4.486, p=. 000

F=6.983, p=. 000

F=3.454, p=. 004

8th graders perceiving themselves successful in mathematics learning

Table 7.2.6: Mean scores and Standard Deviation of 8th graders’ enjoyment promoted by
teaching methods according to their attribution styles of success in mathematics learning

Reading a textbook

Teacher explanation

N

M

SD

N

M__

SD

Ability____________________

58

2.41

1.31

58

2.86

1.33

Effort____________________

412

2.74

1.19

412

3.58

1.15

Luck________________

159

2.41

1.08

160

3.23

1.25

Support form teacher

196

2.66

1.11

196

3.86

1.07

Home support_______

209

2.66

1.17

209

3.28

1.17

Task easiness________

49

2.37

1.25

49

3.22

1.34

ANOVA_________

F=2.6z

15, p<. 01

F=6.522, p<. 01



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