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Nurmi, Anu; Hannula, Markku; Maijala, Hanna; Pehkonen, Erkki – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
In this paper we will concentrate on pupils' self-confidence in mathematics, which belongs to pupils' mathematical beliefs in themselves, and beliefs on achievement in mathematics. Research described consists of a survey of more than 3000 fifth-graders and seventh-graders. Furthermore, 40 pupils participated in a qualitative follow-up study…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mathematics Achievement, Followup Studies, Mathematics Anxiety
Lamprianou, Iasonas; Lamprianou, Thekla Afantiti – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
In this research work we explored the nature of 9-12 year old pupils' responses to probabilistic problems with tree diagrams. It was found that a large percentage of pupils failed to respond correctly even to very simple problems that demanded the identification of "possible routes/paths" in figures with tree diagrams/mazes. The results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Instruction