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- Att tolka yngre elevers föreställningar och attityder till ämnet matematik med hjälp av teckningar
This study examines some students? attitudes towards mathematics in grade 2-4. When studying students? attitudes questionnaires and interviews are often being used as methods. In this study we used a more rare method. The students in the study have been asked to draw a sketch together with a descriptive text that illustrates what they think they do during mathematic lessons. The purpose of the study is to investigate students? attitudes towards mathematics and also to evaluate the method being used. To evaluate the method some of the students also participated in a survey interview in order to gain deeper knowledge of their beliefs and attitudes towards mathematics. The result demonstrates that a majority of the students have a positive attitude towards mathematics. Regarding the method a majority of the interpretations we made of the drawing are consistent with the students? responses in the survey interview. The method of students? drawings were thus well serve as one of several measurements for teachers to examine students' beliefs and attitudes towards mathematics.