Beliefs about math teachers, anxiety, and academic satisfaction

Resumo

O objetivo era avaliar um modelo que prevê a ansiedade matemática e a satisfação académica dos alunos com base nas suas crenças sobre o professor de matemática e o contexto matemático. Foram recolhidos questionários que investigavam os conceitos acima referidos junto de 428 alunos do primeiro semestre de diferentes cursos com uma elevada componente de matemática nos seus currículos. Os dados foram analisados utilizando modelos de equações estruturais de mínimos quadrados parciais (PLS-SEM). Os resultados aumentam o conhecimento sobre o impacto das crenças dos alunos, mostrando relações positivas entre as crenças sobre o professor e a satisfação académica, mediadas, em parte, pela ansiedade matemática.

Palavras-chave

Educação matemática

emoções

desempenho acadêmico

análise multivariada

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