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Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors

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Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors

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The aim of this research is to reveal the affective characteristics of middle school students towards mathematics through metaphors. The research was conducted using a phenomenological design, a qualitative research method. Criterion sampling, a type of purposeful sampling, was used to determine the study group. The study group consists of 143 volunteer students attending a public middle school in the Onikişubat district of Kahramanmaraş province during the 2025-2026 academic year. Data were collected by having students complete the sentence: “If mathematics were a color/season/weather/game or toy/food/animal/music genre/sport/cartoon character, it would be ……… Because ……….” The data obtained in the research were analyzed using content analysis. As a result of the research, it was observed that students produced 264 metaphors in nine different categories. It was determined that students mostly produced negative metaphors. Based on students’ explanations, the metaphors were categorized into three themes (value, perception, and emotion) within the context of affective characteristics. The analyses revealed that the metaphors produced by the students were mostly concentrated on perception themes, followed by emotion and value themes, respectively. Furthermore, when the codes derived from the students’ explanations of the metaphors were examined, it was observed that negative affective characteristics (difficulty, complexity, dislike, fear) were prominent, especially in the perception and emotion themes. Considering that students’ affective characteristics towards mathematics are generally negative, it can be suggested that these characteristics should be taken into account when teaching mathematics in the classroom.

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Temmuz 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

27 Nisan 2026

Kabul Tarihi

25 Temmuz 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Çadırlı, G., & Gül, M. (2026). Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal), 10(2), 240-274. https://izlik.org/JA98XA56TW
AMA
1.Çadırlı G, Gül M. Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors. TAY Journal. 2026;10(2):240-274. https://izlik.org/JA98XA56TW
Chicago
Çadırlı, Gökhan, ve Mustafa Gül. 2026. “Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors”. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal) 10 (2): 240-74. https://izlik.org/JA98XA56TW.
EndNote
Çadırlı G, Gül M (01 Temmuz 2026) Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal) 10 2 240–274.
IEEE
[1]G. Çadırlı ve M. Gül, “Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors”, TAY Journal, c. 10, sy 2, ss. 240–274, Tem. 2026, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA98XA56TW
ISNAD
Çadırlı, Gökhan - Gül, Mustafa. “Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors”. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal) 10/2 (01 Temmuz 2026): 240-274. https://izlik.org/JA98XA56TW.
JAMA
1.Çadırlı G, Gül M. Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors. TAY Journal. 2026;10:240–274.
MLA
Çadırlı, Gökhan, ve Mustafa Gül. “Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors”. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal), c. 10, sy 2, Temmuz 2026, ss. 240-74, https://izlik.org/JA98XA56TW.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Çadırlı, Mustafa Gül. Examining Middle School Students’ Affective Characteristics Towards Mathematics Through Metaphors. TAY Journal [Internet]. 01 Temmuz 2026;10(2):240-74. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA98XA56TW

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