Chinese High School Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs and Their Perceived Mathematics Achievement: A Focus on Teachers’ Praise

Guangming Wang; Sheng Zhang; Jinfa Cai

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Guangming Wang ¹ ^* , Sheng Zhang ¹, Jinfa Cai ²

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¹ College of Teacher Education, Tianjin Normal University, CHINA² Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware, USA^* Corresponding Author

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This study examined the relationships between mathematics teachers’ praise and students’ mathematics-related beliefs and their perceived mathematics achievement rank in their respective classes. This study provided reliability and validity information about an instrument to assess high school students’ mathematics beliefs. Students’ mathematics-related beliefs are positively related to teachers’ praise, as well as students’ perceptions of their own achievement rank in their respective classes. While it was found that the proportion of students who reported that their teachers praised them was relatively low (about 28%), the more praise teachers provide, the more desirable mathematics-related beliefs students have. In addition, the more praise teachers provide, the higher students perceived achievement. The findings of this study suggest that teachers’ praise may foster more desirable mathematics-related beliefs and achievement.

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China
mathematics
students’ mathematics-related beliefs
teacher praise

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2019, Article No: em1713

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Wang, G., Zhang, S., & Cai, J. (2019). Chinese High School Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs and Their Perceived Mathematics Achievement: A Focus on Teachers’ Praise. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(7), em1713. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/105875

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Wang G, Zhang S, Cai J. Chinese High School Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs and Their Perceived Mathematics Achievement: A Focus on Teachers’ Praise. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(7):em1713. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/105875

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Wang G, Zhang S, Cai J. Chinese High School Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs and Their Perceived Mathematics Achievement: A Focus on Teachers’ Praise. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(7), em1713. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/105875

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Wang, Guangming, Sheng Zhang, and Jinfa Cai. "Chinese High School Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs and Their Perceived Mathematics Achievement: A Focus on Teachers’ Praise". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2019 15 no. 7 (2019): em1713. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/105875

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Wang, G., Zhang, S., and Cai, J. (2019). Chinese High School Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs and Their Perceived Mathematics Achievement: A Focus on Teachers’ Praise. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(7), em1713. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/105875

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Wang, Guangming et al. "Chinese High School Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs and Their Perceived Mathematics Achievement: A Focus on Teachers’ Praise". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 15, no. 7, 2019, em1713. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/105875