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The relationship between students’ mathematics attitude and their mathematical thinking

Isa, Norshahira and Ibrahim, Hasniza (2023) The relationship between students’ mathematics attitude and their mathematical thinking. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 8 (56). pp. 664-680. E-ISSN 0128-1755

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Abstract

This research aims to describe students’ mathematical thinking based on their attitude towards mathematics. In addition, this study also aims to investigate the relationship between students’ mathematics attitude and their mathematical thinking and to know how much influence mathematics attitude among the students with their mathematical thinking. There are two indicators of students’ mathematics attitude which were used in this study, namely Affective Engagement which means emotions or thoughts toward mathematics and Cognitive Engagement which defines as the judgements and beliefs about mathematics. This study employed a descriptive research design and 75 Form Four students from a public school in Segamat, Johor, Malaysia have been chosen as the sample of this study. A Mathematical Thinking Test (MTT) and Mathematics Attitude Questionnaire were used as the instruments in this study to collect the data. Based on the finding of this research, generally, there is a positive correlation between students’ mathematics attitude and mathematical thinking skill. However, according to the Pearson Correlation test results, students’ attitude towards mathematics has little influence on their mathematical thinking ability.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mathematical Thinking, Mathematics Attitude, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Performance
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User: Dr Hasniza Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2023 08:38
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2023 08:41
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/107780

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