Mathematics achievement emotions of high school students in Kazakhstan
Gur T. Balta N. Dauletkulova A. Assanbayeva G. Fernández-Cézar R.
2023Sriwijaya University
Journal on Mathematics Education
2023#14Issue 3525 - 544 pp.
Emotions such as anxiety, fear, and frustration can interfere with cognitive processing and hinder our ability to learn and perform well on tasks. Mathematics is a school subject that could generate various emotions in students. This study examined mathematics achievement emotions of students across gender, grade level, and academic performance. Data was collected from 246 students using a questionnaire measuring seven emotions: enjoyment, pride, anger, anxiety, shame, hopelessness, and boredom. Results indicated that except for females higher pride, we did not find differences between males and females emotions. Ninth-grade students demonstrated higher anxiety and shame than grade seven and eight students. Finally, students mathematics exam grades are weakly correlated with all seven measured emotions. Our findings add to the literature by presenting that emotions are contextual. Except for pride, the results clearly indicated that math emotions in our sample are gender irrelevant and further imply that the socio-cultural context of Kazakhstan supports females to compete with their male friends.
Emotions , Gender , Grade , High School , Mathematics Achievement , Students
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Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Suleyman Demirel University, Kaskelen, Kazakhstan
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