Abstract Book of the 3rd International Education Conference
Year: 2025
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Emotions Experienced by Students When Solving Mathematical Problems
Dr. Alejandro Rosas Mendoza, Alicia Martínez González
ABSTRACT:
A questionnaire was designed to be administered to students, focusing on detecting the emotions experienced by students when solving math problems using a 7-option Likert scale. Among the statements to be evaluated by the students were: I feel very good, I feel as if I have no strength in my body, I feel very tired when solving the task, solving the task is pleasurable for me, I felt tension while solving the task, the task made me feel frustrated, I feel a knot in my stomach, etc. The questionnaire was administered to a group of 58 students in the primary school teacher training program. Of the responses obtained, some positive emotions were present, with twice the percentage in the agreement options compared to the disagreement options (how do you feel when you solve math exercises?): I feel very good (55%), The task captures my attention (52%), Solving the task is pleasant for me (57%), which leads to the conclusion that many students feel good in math courses. However, responses were also obtained that show that more students experience negative emotions towards math (how do you feel when you solve math exercises?): I felt tense while solving the task (64%), I wanted to do something less boring (48%), The task made me feel frustrated (74%), etc., which have a ratio of three to one with respect to the percentages of students who mention not having these negative emotions.
Keywords: affectivity, Likert scale, mathematics course, primary school, teacher training