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Elevers prestationer och kunskap i matematik är en högaktuell fråga som diskuteras och jämförs både i Sverige och internationellt. Internationella mätningar har en längre tid pekat på en lägre kunskapsnivå och i Sverige diskuteras anledningarna till dessa nedåtgående resultat. Forskare menar att elevers attityd, inställning och motivation till ämnet matematik är en av anledningarna då de anses avgörande för att ta till sig ämnet matematik. Därför eftersträvas även svar om undervisningsmetoder som påverkar motivationen hos elever. I den svenska läroplanen för grundskolan anges att undervisningen ska främja elevers intresse och lusten att lära, vilket utgör en stor del av elevers motivation. Val av undervisningsmetod kan således påverka elevers motivation. I denna systematiska litteraturstudie framkommer tre olika huvudkategorier av undervisningsmetoder som påverkar motivation i resultatet; metoder där läraren är i centrum, metoder där tekniska hjälpmedel är i centrum och metoder där eleven är i centrum. Kategorierna utgörs av artiklar som behandlar olika typer av undervisningsmetoder som i resultatet haft en påverkan på elevers motivation. / Pupils' achievement and knowledge in mathematics is a highly current issue that is discussed and compared both in Sweden and internationally. International measurements have for a long time pointed to a lower level of knowledge and in Sweden they discuss the reasons for these downward results. Researchers believe that pupils' attitude, adjustment and motivation to the subject of mathematics are one of the reasons when they are considered crucial to address the subject of mathematics. It also strives to answer the teaching methods that influence students' motivation. The Swedish curriculum for elementary school states that teaching should promote students' interest and the desire to learn, which represents a large part of the motivation of students. The choice of teaching method can thus influence students' motivation. In this systematic literature study, three different main categories of teaching methods appear in the results; Methods where the teacher is at the center, methods where technical aids are at the center and methods in which the student is at the center. The categories consist of articles that deal with different types of teaching methods, which in the result had an influence on student motivation.

There were several purposes to this study using a Spearman Rho correlation mixed method design. The first aim of this study was to address notable themes about science engagement from school leaders and science writing. The second purpose was to determine how postsecondary students' description of student engagement in elementary K-6 science classrooms correlate with students' writing quality. The final purpose of this study focused on a call for guidance to determine how students’ ratings of engagement from various teaching models, strategies, and techniques during elementary K-6 science activities correlate with students’ writing quality. Data were collected in the study using two instruments consisting of a survey and writing quality samples. The participants completed the Post-Secondary Survey of Science Engagement-Elementary Version (PSSSE-EV) survey and a college writing sample assignment from an introductory biochemistry course. The results of this study demonstrated postsecondary biochemistry students' memories of their elementary science engagement and college writing quality sample had no significant correlation between students' K-6 science engagement. Results also indicate the principals and assistant principals have no direct involvement in leading the students to engage in elementary K-6 science classroom engagement. Finally, results from the themes that emerged from the participants’ writing samples indicated students' inspiration and motivation to further their education in a science related field emerged. It also revealed that students who became involved in science did so because of their own efforts and encouragement of great teachers as leaders.