The objective of this study was to bring further knowledge to the subject as to what influences students motivation and self-esteem. The study had focus on role that the teachers play in these aspects. The study was done by using both a qualitative and quantitative approach. The qualitative method was interviews based on six interviews with two teachers and four students from two different classes. The quantitative method was a questionnaire study that was done in both classes. Results from the study show that the students think that their high school teachers are promoting their mathematical self-esteem. The differences regarding students mathematical self-esteem are less than the differences found within the gender. One of the conclusions drawn from this study is that students mathematical self-esteem is considerably lower than their general self-esteem. It has also been noticed that student’s perceive that their mathematical self-esteem has increased from elementary school to high school which they claim is due to their high school teachers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-15156 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Kolmodin, Jonas |
| Publisher | Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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