初中生数学学习动机与数学素养的关系研究

为探讨初中生数学学习动机与数学素养之间的关系,采用数学学习动机量表与数学素养量表,于2020年11月,对山西省晋中市的250名初中生进行纸质问卷调查。结果显示：数学学习动机与数学素养的得分分别为120.44±13.50,139.79±25.37,初中生数学学习动机在年级、性别、居住地、学校类型、父亲与母亲学历方面的得分差异均无统计学意义;初中生数学素养在年级与居住地方面的得分差异具有统计意义;在性别、学校类型、父亲与母亲学历层次方面无统计学意义;初中生数学学习动机与数学素养呈显著正相关;初中生数学学习动机对数学素养有显著的正向预测作用,解释变量为12.40%。     

初中生数学学习动机问题的调研探析

调研分析表明，初中生数学学习动机总体处于中间水平，且存在较严重的两极分化现象，初中生的数学学习动机在生源地上并不存在差异，但在性别、年级和学习成绩上存在显著差异。为更好激发初中生的数学学习动机，实现新课程教学目标，文章从数学教学的价值取向、数学教学策略、数学学风建设方面提出了若干教学建议。     

超常初中生学习动机的调查研究

本研究采用北师大的“初中生学习动机测量问卷”,通过集体施测方式,对北京市海淀区超常初中生学习动机情况进行调查。结果发现：1.超常初中生学习动机以高趋低避型、高趋高避型为主;2.超常初中生的学习动机以追求成功为主;3.不同年级之间学习动机状况差异显著,随着年级的增加,追求成功的动机呈下降趋势,而回避失败的动机呈上升趋势;4.不同性别之间的学习动机状况也存在显著差异。     

初中生英语学习动机研究

对初中一至三年级175名学生的英语学习动机进行了研究。结果发现,整体而言,初中生首要学习动机是个人发展动机;初中一、二、三年级学生英语学习内在兴趣动机和个人发展动机不存在显著性差异,外在要求动机存在显著性差异,学习环境动机存在非常显著差异;除了个人发展动机不存在显著差异外,其它三种动机初中男、女生间的差异均达到了非常显著的差异,其中女生的内在兴趣动机和学习环境动机较强,男生的外在要求动机强于女生。     

初中生数学学习选择能力的年级差异调查研究

初中阶段是发展学生数学学习选择能力的重要时期,研究初中生数学学习选择能力的发展状况以及是否存在年级差异是一个十分现实而有意义的问题.研究表明:(1)初中生的数学学习选择能力在3个年级之间存在非常显著差异(P=0.000),其中,在7年级与9年级、8年级与9年级间存在显著差异;7、8年级间无显著性差异;(2)9年级的数学学习选择能力水平最低;(3)初中生整体上的数学学习选择能力的水平并不高.     

新疆哈萨克族初中生英语学习动机、学习策略与学业成绩的关系研究

通过对新疆生产建设兵团第四师六十七团中学的137名哈萨克族初中生进行问卷调查,本文探讨了哈萨克族初中生英语学习动机、学习策略的总体水平及其与学业成绩的关系。调查结果显示:(1)哈萨克族初中生英语学习策略使用水平由高到低依次是目标管理规划策略、认知策略、元认知策略;初中生英语学习内部动机水平高于外部动机水平。(2)哈萨克族初中生英语学习策略各维度与学业成绩呈显著正相关,与外部动机呈显著负相关;内部动机与学业成绩呈显著正相关,外部动机与学业成绩不存在统计学意义的相关关系。(3)哈萨克族初中生英语学习动机、学习策略在不同程度上影响学业成绩,同时学习动机还通过影响学习策略间接影响学业成绩。由此可见,在教学过程中,教师对学生进行学习动机的优化和培养,以及学习策略的指导与内化是非常必要的。     

如何激发学生学习初中数学的动机

兴趣和好奇心是初中生学习数学内部动机最为核心的成分,也是培养和激发学生内部学习动机的重要基础.本文结合笔者多年的教学经验,针对目前新课改背景下就如何激发初中生学习数学的动机,提出一些可行性建议.     

初一学生数学学习动机和坚持性:数学——性别刻板印象的影响

为探究数学—性别刻板印象对初中生数学学习动机和坚持性的影响以及性别差异,采用外显数学刻板印象量表、内隐数学—性别联想测验、数学学习坚持性量表和数学学习动机量表,对初一学生进行测查.结果显示:(1)总体上,初中生不存在外显数学刻板印象,而存在内隐数学刻板印象;(2)性别调节外显数学刻板印象与数学学习动机的关系,并且进一步影响学生的数学学习坚持性.具体而言,男生的外显数学刻板印象通过提高学习动机影响学习坚持性;而对于女生,外显数学刻板印象却会降低学习动机影响学习坚持性.但内隐数学刻板印象并不存在类似调节和中介效应.在教育实践中,教师应充分重视数学刻板印象给男、女初中生数学学习活动带来的不同影响,并实施有效的预防和弥补措施.     

长沙市初中生当前学习动机特点调查

通过采用问卷法对长沙市初中生的学习动机状况进行了调查研究。结果表明：（1）初中生的学习动机中，表面型、深层型与成就型三种动机并存，其中，以成就型和深层型学习动机为主，表现型学习动机居后；（2）初中生在三种学习动机上性别差异不显著，在成就型学习动机上有显著的年级效应；（3）初中优、差生在三种学习动机上均表现出一定的差异，且在成就型动机上达到了极显著的水平。     

初中生数学学习策略的个体差异研究

数学学习策略是指一切有助于数学学习,包括对概念、公式的理解、记忆、运用及数学问题解决的学习策略.初中生数学学习策略逐年下降,年级间差异显著.初中生的数学学习策略逐年下降,主要体现为女生的策略逐年下降,而女生的策略逐年下降,主要是因为其内源性动机逐年下降.学生的数学学习策略的水平差异体现为数学学习策略的择用水平与其数学学习成绩水平呈显著的正相关.     

Effects of flipped classrooms integrated with MOOCs and game-based learning on the learning motivation and outcomes of students from different backgrounds

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate the effect of flipped classrooms integrated with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and game-based learning on the learning motivation and learning outcomes of students from different backgrounds (in terms of gender, grade, self-confidence indicators in mathematics, and roles played in the game-based learning process). Surveys and a semi-structured open questionnaire were used for data collection, including a basic information questionnaire (to understand the participants’ backgrounds), a questionnaire on learning motivation (the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, MSLQ), a test of learning achievements in mathematics, and a semi-structured open-ended questionnaire (to understand the learners’ feelings). Quantitative analysis results showed that flipped classrooms integrated with MOOCs and game-based learning can enhance students’ learning motivation and outcomes. Specifically, compared with students with high self-confidence in learning mathematics, students with low and medium levels of self-confidence showed significantly greater improvement in overall learning motivation. Significantly more enhancements were found for the expectation component of “soldiers” (students with relatively lower learning achievements) than for “generals” (students with higher learning achievements). Furthermore, students in the eighth grade showed significantly greater progress in academic performance than did students in the seventh grade.     

MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT: IS THERE AN EAST ASIAN MODEL?

The importance of motivation in learning has been widely recognized. However, due to its multidimensional and complex nature, it appears difficult to synthesize research findings on motivation across studies. Heated debates about the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on learning and their interaction have been going on since the terms started to be used. Moreover, cultural difference acts as another crucial factor in the field. Using the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies 2003 eighth grade mathematics data, this study scrutinized the relationship between pleasure-oriented (intrinsic-related) and productivity-oriented (extrinsic-related) motivation and how they collectively affect students’ academic performance in East Asian education systems compared with those from Australia, England, The Netherlands, and the USA. The study found that both types of motivation contributed to East Asian students’ mathematics achievement in an additive fashion, whereas extrinsic-related motivation appeared to have a detrimental effect on their Western counterparts’ learning. Possible reasons were explored from a cultural perspective.     

Motivation and students’ use of learning strategies: Evidence of unidirectional effects in mathematics classrooms

Considerable evidence indicates that student motivation and use of learning strategies are related. There is insufficient understanding, however, about their reciprocal effects—whether motivation affects strategy use, the converse, or whether the effects are bidirectional—and which components of motivation and strategies are involved. A two-wave longitudinal design was used to examine this issue among 9th grade students (N = 306) enrolled in high school mathematics classes during an academic term. A cross-lagged structural model found that students’ self-efficacy in mathematics and value predicted their reported use of learning strategies. There was no evidence, however, that learning strategy use predicted motivation and, thus, support for unidirectional effect of motivation during that time interval. Implications for models of self-regulated learning and instruction are discussed.     

Classroom learning environment and motivation towards mathematics among secondary school students in Uganda

This article reports a study of secondary students’ perceptions of mathematics classroom learning environment and their associations with their motivation towards mathematics. A sample of 81 students (19 male and 62 female) in two schools were used. Student perceptions of the classroom environment were assessed using a modified What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire. Associations between student perceptions of the learning environment and motivation towards mathematics were examined using simple correlation and multiple regression analyses. The results of the t tests for independent samples indicated a statistically significant difference in student perceptions between different school types. Student perceptions on some of the modified WIHIC scales were statistically significantly associated with student motivation. The results suggest that teachers wishing to improve student motivation towards mathematics, in general, should emphasise the learning environment dimensions that are assessed by the WIHIC. The findings have implications for teachers of mathematics and head teachers, particularly those in secondary schools.     

The contributions of teachers’ educational interest and relational goals to instructional quality and student interest in mathematics classrooms

This longitudinal study examined the relative importance of two key facets of mathematics teachers’ motivation (educational interest, relational goals) for student-reported instructional quality (cognitive activation, social relatedness, relevance support, rule clarity) and student mathematics interest. The sample comprised 50 mathematics teachers and their students (n = 959) from 30 secondary schools. There were three waves of data collection: at the beginning of the ninth grade (Time 1), at the beginning of the tenth grade (Time 2), and in the middle of the tenth grade (Time 3). Teacher motivation was assessed using both self-assessments and student reports, the remaining variables were based only on student reports. Multilevel structural equation analyses revealed for teachers’ Time 1 self-reported educational interest significant class-level effects on Time 2 instructional practices (i.e., cognitive activation and relevance support). The hypothesized effect of teachers’ Time 1 relational goals on Time 2 social relatedness was found to be significant only at the individual student level. In contrast, at the class level, only teachers’ Time 1 self-reported educational interest contributed significantly and indirectly to Time 3 student mathematics interest via Time 2 cognitive activation. In addition, we observed a cross-level indirect effect of Time 1 teachers’ class-level self-reported educational interest on Time 3 student-level mathematics interest mediated by Time 2 student-level relevance support. Overall, the results contribute to research aimed at identifying and comparing the unique effects of teacher motivation facets on instructional practices and student outcomes.     

Active teaching to manage course difficulty and learning motivation

Given the recent reported common occurrence of mediocre or substandard academic performance by students in colleges and universities, it has become essential to identify pedagogical factors that might lessen or reverse this trend. Kolb’s experiential learning, Pintrich’s student learning motivation, and cognitive load theories were used as a framework to assess active teaching moderation of the effects of course difficulty on course performance and learning motivation. Hierarchical ordinary least squares (OLS) regression was used to analyse the data. Research subjects were recruited from a medium-sized historically Black college and university (HBCU) students enrolled in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and Business (i.e. management, economics, or accounting) classes. Active teaching was a positive predictor of course grade and learning motivation. Course difficulty was a negative predictor of course grade. Interaction analysis revealed that increases in active teaching reduced (i.e. moderated) the negative relationship between course difficulty on both course grade and learning motivation. Overall, the findings suggest that student learning outcomes are certainly a function of pedagogy (e.g. active teaching), psychological/affective (e.g. learning motivation), and learning content complexity. Active teaching environments should (1) address both cognitive load and emotional responses attributed to difficult coursework, and (2) provide efficacy building opportunities during instructional delivery.     

提高高职高等数学课堂教学效果的实践与思 考简

目前在高职院校,学生对高等数学兴趣不高、动力不足、效果不好,使得高等数学的教学迭不到预期效果。为此,在高职高等数学课堂教学中,要关注师生间的情感交流,注意课堂互动,利用现代化教学手段,以此来提高高等数学课堂教学效果。     

激发高职生数学学习动机的策略

文章对高职生高等数学学习动机的现状进行了分析,并结合数学教学实际,提出培养和激发高职生数学学习动机的一些建议,以此提高高职生学习的积极性、主动性,提高教学效果,提高人才培养质量。     

高师英语专业学生学习动机调查分析

对高师英语专业大学生学习动机与性别和年级的关系进行了定量分析研究,结果发现:高师英语专业大学生英语学习动机总体状况良好,但动机总体强度不高,还需进一步提高;男生的内在动机和外在动机均高于女生,但不同性别的英语专业大学生的英语学习在动机强度上不存在显著性差异;一年级学生外在动机低于二年级,其差异达到统计学上的显著水平。根据研究现状,对提高英语专业大学生英语学习动机提出了建议:通过培养对英语学习的积极态度,提高英语自主学习能力,以及增强对英语学习的浓厚兴趣,进而达到提高英语学习动机。     

Embedding diagnostic mechanisms in a digital game for learning mathematics

Mathematics is closely related to daily life, but it is also one of the lessons which often cause anxiety to primary school students. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has been regarded as a sound learning strategy in raising learner willingness and interest in many disciplines. Thus, ways of designing a DGBL system to mitigate anxiety are well worth studying. This study adopts an Input–Process–Outcome DGBL model to develop a DGBL system with a diagnostic mechanism strategy for a primary school mathematics course. In addition to exploring the impact of different learning methods on learning performance, this study further analyzes the learning methods in terms of learner anxiety about mathematics, learning motivation and learning satisfaction from the perspective of Attention, Relevance, Confidence-building, and Satisfaction (ARCS) motivation theory. The diagnostic mechanism strategy demonstrates the advantages of the DGBL system for mathematics learning. During the learning process, the ARCS questionnaire revealed that students who engage in learning through the DGBL method are positively motivated. The findings of this study suggest that centering on the daily life experiences of learners, integrating a proper game model into mathematics learning and providing a diagnostic mechanism prompt can effectively enhance interest in learning mathematics and reduce anxiety. When anxiety is mitigated, both learning motivation and learning performance are enhanced.