Attitudes, Beliefs, Motivation and Identity in Mathematics Education

This book records the state of the art in research on mathematics-related affect. It discusses the concepts and theories of mathematics-related affect along the lines of three dimensions. The first dimension identifies three broad categories of affect: motivation, emotions, and beliefs. The book contains one chapter on motivation, including discussions on how emotions and beliefs relate to motivation. There are two chapters that focus on beliefs and a chapter on attitude which cross-cuts through all these categories. The second dimension covers a rapidly fluctuating state to a more stable trait. All chapters in the book focus on trait-type affect and the chapter on motivation discusses both these dimensions. The third dimension regards the three main levels of theorizing: physiological (embodied), psychological (individual) and social. All chapters reflect that mathematics-related affect has mainly been studied using psychological theories.

Provides an up-to-date overview of research on affect in mathematics education Offers a broad introduction to different dimensions and categories of affect Includes suggestions for further reading Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Introduction.- Attitude.- Students' Self-efficacy Beliefs.- Teachers' beliefs.- Identity.- Motivation.- Further Reading on Mathematics Related Affect.