MATH TRAILS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS MATHEMATICS, EFFECTS OF AN INTERVENTION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE ÑUBLE REGION
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https://doi.org/10.46219/rechiem.v16i3.140Keywords:
Mathematics trails, Math City Map, Attitude, MathematicsAbstract
This study aims to compare the attitudes towards mathematics of eighth-grade students before and after implementing Mathematics Trail using the MathCityMap application and the differences between men and women. The Inventory of Attitudes towards Mathematics (IAM) instrument was used on a sample of 91 students of 13 and 14 years of age belonging to 4 schools in the Ñuble region in Chile. Higher levels of Perceived Math Inability, Math Anxiety and Negative Emotions Provoked by Mathematics were observed in women (p<0.001) and higher levels of Perceived Math Competence in Mathematics and Intrinsic Motivation toward Mathematics in men. After participating in the intervention, women presented a significant decrease in Self-Oriented Motivational Orientation (p=0.037) and men in Perceived Math Competence in Mathematics (p=0.014).
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