ERIC Number: EJ1444193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Children's Mathematics-Related Beliefs: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in an Indonesian Elementary School
Issues in Educational Research, v34 n3 p1148-1169 2024
One of the factors that influences how students learn mathematics is their mathematics-related beliefs. Mathematics-related beliefs are important, but in Indonesia, there has been little research on mathematics beliefs in elementary schools and in relation to grade level and gender. This study aims to determine the general profile of elementary school students' beliefs related to mathematics in relation to grade level and gender. The approach used was exploratory-qualitative, with research illustrations selected from four students. Data were obtained from drawing analysis, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that: (1) the general profile of elementary school students' beliefs about mathematics education tends to be a mixture of traditional and constructivist beliefs; (2) traditional beliefs dominate the beliefs held by students about themselves; (3) the general profile of beliefs about the social context is traditional beliefs; (4) elementary school students' beliefs related to mathematics in relation to grade level show no special differences; and (5) elementary school students' mathematics beliefs in relation to gender show differences in beliefs related to mathematical abilities and orientation-goals.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beliefs, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Instructional Program Divisions, Gender Differences, Social Influences, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Education, Self Concept
Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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