Maths attitude questions
When creating a maths test you will be asked to choose a set of maths attitude questions. Only the headings for each set are shown, but you can view the sets of questions below.
Attitude – General
- I like maths at school.
- I am good at maths.
- My teacher thinks I am good at maths.
- My family/whānau think I am good at maths.
- I enjoy doing maths in my own time (not at school).
- I enjoy doing things in maths that I haven’t tried before.
Engagement – General
- At school, I feel like I am included in things.
- I make friends easily at school.
- School is a place where I feel I belong.
- I do not feel awkward and out of place at school.
- Other students seem to like me at school.
- I do not feel lonely at school.
Motivation – General
- I try hard to make sure that I am good at my school work.
- When I am improving in my school work, I try even harder.
- The harder the problem the harder I try.
- I try hard at school because I am interested in my work.
- I work hard to try and understand new things at school.
- I am always trying to do better in my school work.
- I like being given the chance to do something again to make it better.
- I try harder when schoolwork is interesting.
Motivation – Mathematics
- It is very important to me to be good at maths.
- I try to get more maths answers right than my friends.
- I like hard, challenging maths.
- I do as much school work as possible in maths.
- I like to help my friends with their maths school work.
- I like it when the maths examples are hard.
Interest – Mathematics
- I think maths is exciting and interesting.
- I never get tired of doing maths.
- I like to do and think about maths outside of school.
- I think maths helps me to understand life.
- I think that maths helps people make important decisions.
- Maths is not boring.
Self-Regulation – General
- During class time I pay attention most of the time.
- When reading for this subject, I make up questions to help my focus.
- When I become confused about something I’m reading for this subject, I go back and try to figure it out.
- I ask myself questions to make sure I understand the material that I’ve been studying in class.
- When studying for this subject, I try and work out which concepts I don’t understand well.
- If I get confused taking notes in class, I make sure I sort it out afterwards.
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