I am trying to measure aspects of motivation and engagement in Year 2 to 6 students (specific to mathematics) but of course, vocabulary is an issue. If anyone is aware of tools or instruments that have been used with some success, I would be very grateful.
Maybe this could help you : Article The Relation Between Elementary Students' Recreational and A...
Below are some examples of current work in Psychology (rather than in, say, Education). These use 'measures', if that what you are interested in.
This paper looks at pupil motivation in general:
Mantzicopoulos, P., Patrick, H., Strati, A., & Watson, J. S. (2018). Predicting Kindergarteners' Achievement and Motivation From Observational Measures of Teaching Effectiveness. The Journal of Experimental Education, 86(2), 214-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2016.1277338
These two studies focus on mathematics in particular:
Halliday, S. E., Calkins, S. D., & Leerkes, E. M. (2018). Measuring preschool learning engagement in the laboratory. Journal of experimental child psychology, 167, 93-116.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2017.10.006
Wang, A. H., & Byrnes, J. P. (2018). Making Connections to Realize Learning Potential in Early Childhood Mathematics. In Forging Connections in Early Mathematics Teaching and Learning (pp. 213-238). Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7153-9_12
An example of earlier work in Psychology is:
Wu, S., Amin, H., Barth, M., Malcarne, V., & Menon, V. (2012). Math anxiety in second and third graders and its relation to mathematics achievement. Frontiers in Psychology, 3, article 162.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00162
Thank you, this is absolutely what I am looking for. I very Much appreciate the assistance.
Article Mathematics Motivation Scale: A Validity and Reliability
http://www.kaputcenter.umassd.edu/downloads/products/technical_reports/tr4_student_attitude.pdfArticle Measuring Elementary Student's Mathematics Motivation: A Val...
Thanks Senacting, unfortunately these scales are for older age groups and the language is too complex for young children. I have to think outside the box on this one but it makes it harder to identify trends longitudinally.
Thanks for responding, Jill
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