Actitud hacia las matemáticas de los estudiantes de quinto grado de educación primaria  y autoeficacia de los profesores

Jaime Rodrigo Segarra; Carme Julià

doi:10.22235/cp.v15i1.2170

Authors

Jaime Rodrigo Segarra Universitat Rovira i Virgili https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-2385
Carme Julià Universitat Rovira i Virgili https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3440-6175

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v15i1.2170

Abstract

In this research work, the attitude towards mathematics of 194 fifth grade students is studied. Additionally, the arithmetic mean between teachers' beliefs about mathematics teaching and students' attitudes is studied. The Mathematics Attitude Scale (MAS) is used to measure students' attitudes. The Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (Mtebi) is used to measure the teachers' efficacy beliefs. The results indicate that students have a favorable level of attitude towards mathematics. The confidence factor has higher scores. The study of means indicates that students with a higher attitude have mathematics teachers with greater teachers' self-efficacy in teaching mathematics. Teachers should consider attitude as an important factor in student cognitive development.

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