Purpose: The current study aims to examine primary school students’ attitudes towards mathematics lessons in terms of
gender, having an individual room, having internet connection at home, having a social media account, family income and
parents’ education level.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This is a descriptive study that aims to investigate primary school students’ attitudes towards
mathematics lessons in terms of various variables, and it employs survey design. Data of the study were collected from 229
students attending fourth grade in primary schools in the central district of Düzce, Turkey in the 2017-2018 academic year. In
order to identify primary school students’ attitudes towards mathematics lessons, Scale of Attitudes towards Mathematics,
which was developed by Nazlıçiçek and Erktin (2002) and the reliability and validity of which was tested by Aktan (2018) with
regard to scale structure, was used in the current study. The data in this study were analyzed with a statistical package program.
Findings: The findings of the study reveal that students’ attitude means scores towards mathematics do not differ significantly
in terms of gender, having an individual room, having internet connection at home, having a social media account, family
income, parents’ education level. With regard to factors of the scale of attitude towards mathematics, there are significant
differences in the factors of the scale in terms of having an individual room, having internet connection at home and family
income while there are not any significant differences in terms of having a social media account and parents’ education level.
Conclusion : Based on the results of the current study, to help students develop positive attitudes towards mathematics
lessons, it is recommended that social media should be used to support learning, primary school teachers should offer
mathematics lessons in an interesting and fun way, and activities should include games considering the developmental
characteristics of primary school students. Besides, families should arrange environments for their children to study efficiently,
offer better studying opportunities and they should be guided about efficient studying to raise their awareness.
Primary Language | en |
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Subjects | Education, Scientific Disciplines |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Dates |
Application Date
: May 18, 2020
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Bibtex | @research article { kefdergi739189,
journal = {Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi},
issn = {},
eissn = {2147-9844},
address = {Aktekke Mah. Kastamonu eğitim Fakültesi Kastamonu},
publisher = {Kastamonu University},
year = {2021},
volume = {29},
pages = {138 - 151},
doi = {10.24106/kefdergi.739189},
title = {Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables},
key = {cite},
author = {Aktan, Osman and Budak, Yusuf}
} |
APA | Aktan, O , Budak, Y . (2021). Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables . Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi , 29 (1) , 138-151 . DOI: 10.24106/kefdergi.739189 |
MLA | Aktan, O , Budak, Y . "Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables" . Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi 29 (2021 ): 138-151 <https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/kefdergi/issue/59781/739189> |
Chicago | Aktan, O , Budak, Y . "Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables". Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi 29 (2021 ): 138-151 |
RIS | TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables AU - Osman Aktan , Yusuf Budak Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 N1 - doi: 10.24106/kefdergi.739189 DO - 10.24106/kefdergi.739189 T2 - Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi JF - Journal JO - JOR SP - 138 EP - 151 VL - 29 IS - 1 SN - -2147-9844 M3 - doi: 10.24106/kefdergi.739189 UR - https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.739189 Y2 - 2020 ER - |
EndNote | %0 Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables %A Osman Aktan , Yusuf Budak %T Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables %D 2021 %J Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi %P -2147-9844 %V 29 %N 1 %R doi: 10.24106/kefdergi.739189 %U 10.24106/kefdergi.739189 |
ISNAD | Aktan, Osman , Budak, Yusuf . "Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables". Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi 29 / 1 (January 2021): 138-151 . https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.739189 |
AMA | Aktan O , Budak Y . Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables. Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi. 2021; 29(1): 138-151. |
Vancouver | Aktan O , Budak Y . Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables. Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi. 2021; 29(1): 138-151. |
IEEE | O. Aktan and Y. Budak , "Investigation of Primary School Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics in terms of Various Variables", Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 138-151, Jan. 2021, doi:10.24106/kefdergi.739189 |