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Charalambous, Charalambos Y.; Philippou, George N. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2010
This study brings together two lines of research on teachers' affective responses toward mathematics curriculum reforms: their concerns and their efficacy beliefs. Using structural equation modeling to analyze data on 151 elementary mathematics teachers' concerns and efficacy beliefs 5 years into a mandated curriculum reform on problem solving,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy
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Frenzel, Anne C.; Goetz, Thomas; Ludtke, Oliver; Pekrun, Reinhard; Sutton, Rosemary E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
In this study, the authors examined the relationship between teacher and student enjoyment. Based on social-cognitive approaches to emotions, they hypothesized (a) that teacher enjoyment and student enjoyment within classrooms are positively linked and (b) that teacher enthusiasm mediates the relationship between teacher and student enjoyment.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Grade 7
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Kunter, Mareike; Tsai, Yi-Miau; Klusmann, Uta; Brunner, Martin; Krauss, Stefan; Baumert, Jurgen – Learning and Instruction, 2008
This article investigates teacher enthusiasm and how it relates to instructional behaviours. We distinguished teachers' enthusiasm for the subject matter of mathematics from their enthusiasm for teaching mathematics. A total of 323 teachers and their 9th-grade classes participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to assess teachers'…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Motivation