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Chadwick, Angela M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to assess the affective barriers to student achievement in developmental mathematics classes. A Delphi process was used to identify and corroborate a list of affective domain concerns that act as barriers to achievement for developmental students and developmental mathematics instructors. The process consisted of…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Barriers
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Handa, Yuichi – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2003
Investigates the heart of the experience of mathematical engagement and the meaning derived from such activities. Analyzes dialogue between five people, two of whom are professional mathematicians, another two who are graduate students in either engineering or education, and one who lacks advanced mathematical training but maintains a positive…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitudes, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
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Pianta, Robert C.; Belsky, Jay; Vandergrift, Nathan; Houts, Renate; Morrison, Fred J. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
This nonexperimental, longitudinal field study examines the extent to which variation in observed classroom supports (quality of emotional and instructional interactions and amount of exposure to literacy and math activities) predicts trajectories of achievement in reading and math from 54 months to fifth grade. Growth mixture modeling detected…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Literacy