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Emotional profiles regarding maths among primary school children – A two-year longitudinal study.
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. . . Learning maths is challenging for many primary school students, and teachers must
understand students’ learning and emotional processes specific to learning maths. The
current research, grounded in control-value theory, focused on achievement emotions
regarding maths. Primary school students (N = 71) were studied with the primary objective
of examining the longitudinal trajectories of achievement emotions of third graders
over two years. The Portuguese Achievement Emotions Questionnaire for Elementary
Students was administered biannually to assess enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom regarding
maths. The results indicate that enjoyment decreased and boredom increased over
time, revealing three emotional profiles: positive, negative and moderate. The positive
profile showed the highest scores in maths achievement. Profile membership was moderately
stable and became increasingly stable and structured. In examining the complexity
of students’ emotional profiles and processes, the importance of understanding them to
enhance educational support, development, and learning was highlighted. .
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Keywords
Achievement emotions Academic achievement Mathematics Emotional profile Cluster analysis
Citation
Mata, L., Monteiro, V., Peixoto, F. , Santos, N. N.; Sanches, Cristina & Gomes, M. (2021). European Journal of Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-020-00527-9
Publisher
Springer Netherlands