Attitudes, beliefs, motivation and identity in mathematics education : an overview of the field and future directions
Item
Title
Attitudes, beliefs, motivation and identity in mathematics education : an overview of the field and future directions
Creator
Hannula, Markku S.
Di Martino, Pietro
Pantziara, Marilena
Zhang, Qiaoping
Morselli, Francesca
Heyd-Metzuyanim, Einat
Lutovac, Sonja
Kaasila, Raimo
Middleton, James A.
Jansen, Amanda
Goldin, Gerald A.
Date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Description
This book records the state of the art in research on mathematics-related affect. It discusses the concepts and theories of mathematics-related affect along the lines of three dimensions.
The first dimension identifies three broad categories of affect: motivation, emotions, and beliefs. The book contains one chapter on motivation, including discussions on how emotions and beliefs relate to motivation. There are two chapters that focus on beliefs and a chapter on attitude which cross-cuts through all these categories. The second dimension covers a rapidly fluctuating state to a more stable trait. All chapters in the book focus on trait-type affect and the chapter on motivation discusses both these dimensions. The third dimension regards the three main levels of theorizing: physiological (embodied), psychological (individual) and social. All chapters reflect that mathematics-related affect has mainly been studied using psychological theories.
The first dimension identifies three broad categories of affect: motivation, emotions, and beliefs. The book contains one chapter on motivation, including discussions on how emotions and beliefs relate to motivation. There are two chapters that focus on beliefs and a chapter on attitude which cross-cuts through all these categories. The second dimension covers a rapidly fluctuating state to a more stable trait. All chapters in the book focus on trait-type affect and the chapter on motivation discusses both these dimensions. The third dimension regards the three main levels of theorizing: physiological (embodied), psychological (individual) and social. All chapters reflect that mathematics-related affect has mainly been studied using psychological theories.
Subject
Mathematics education
Language
English
isbn
978-3-319-32811-9
