ATTITUDE TOWARD MATHEMATICS: OVERCOMING THE POSITIVE/NEGATIVE DICHOTOMY

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Test-taking skills of secondary students: the relationship with motivation, attitudes, anxiety and attitudes towards tests (2014, background): “When it comes to mathematics, this can be defined in terms of either a positive or negative emotional disposition towards mathematics (Zan & Martino, 2007).”
Student attitude towards Mathematics and performance: Does the teacher attitude matter? (2013, background): “For Zan and Martino (2007), attitude towards Mathematics is just a positive or negative emotional disposition towards Mathematics.”
Attitudes towards Mathematics: Effects of Individual, Motivational, and Social Support Factors (2012, background): “Likewise, positive attitudes towards mathematics may also increase since they have been conceived as positive or negative emotional dispositions toward a subject and positive emotion is, in general, perceived as pleasurable [9].”
The Construct of Attitude in Mathematics Education (2015, background): “Some studies using essays, diaries, interviews and also the observation of behaviour in natural settings or in structured sit- uations appear (Karsenty & Vinner, 2000; Hannula, 2002; Zan & Di Martino, 2007; Kaasila, 2007).”