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National mathematics interest, enjoyment and learning motivation
(% pupils giving the indicated response)

What are your lessons like?	Stage	Count of pupils	Very Often	Sometimes	Hardly ever	Don't know
How often do you have a mathematics lesson?	P3	5,235	64	30	2	4
	P5	5,267	76	22	0	2
	P7	5,264	85	14	0	1
	S2	4,661	90	9	0	1
The teacher starts the lesson by telling us what we're going to learn	P3	5,178	72	21	3	5
	P5	5,244	65	31	2	1
	P7	5,250	63	34	2	1
	S2	4,662	52	40	7	1
In mathematics we get the chance to discuss our own ideas	P3	5,140	19	46	24	11
	P5	5,212	17	55	21	6
	P7	5,234	20	58	18	4
	S2	4,643	17	49	30	4
Everyone has the change to say what they think about a mathematics activity	P3	5,187	24	37	25	14
	P5	5,240	24	42	24	10
	P7	5,255	27	44	22	7
	S2	4,660	22	39	32	7
We talk about the results of polls and surveys	P3	5,120	19	33	22	25
	P5	5,191	17	40	23	20
	P7	5,203	18	45	24	13
	S2	4,644	11	36	39	14
I find mathematics interesting	P3	5,190	61	28	8	3
	P5	5,237	48	40	10	2
	P7	5,256	29	51	18	2
	S2	4,659	16	52	29	3
I feel confident when I do mathematics in school	P3	5,178	54	32	8	6
	P5	5,233	53	38	6	2
	P7	5,246	46	45	8	1
	S2	4,660	29	54	14	3
I feel confident when I talking about mathematics with my teacher	P3	5,175	50	32	9	8
	P5	5,238	52	38	7	4
	P7	5,245	50	40	8	2
	S2	4,661	34	45	16	5
I feel confident when talking about mathematics with other pupils	P3	5,204	44	31	14	11
	P5	5,231	48	37	11	4
	P7	5,245	52	36	9	3
	S2	4,651	36	40	17	6
I get extra help when I need it	P3	5,209	36	42	19	4
	P5	5,252	43	39	15	3
	P7	5,269	46	38	13	3
	S2	4,654	36	41	19	4
I want to do well in mathematics	P3	5,216	87	9	2	2
	P5	5,245	89	9	1	1
	P7	5,239	86	13	1	1
	S2	4,632	80	18	1	1
It is easy to concentrate and work hard when we are doing mathematics work	P3	5,196	42	41	11	6
	P5	5,226	34	55	8	3
	P7	5,238	33	58	7	1
	S2	4,623	35	53	11	1
We talk with our teacher about what we are going to learn	P3	5,204	61	23	10	6
	P5	5,166	59	30	8	3
	P7	5,193	58	33	7	2
	S2	4,613	41	42	14	3
We plan our own problem solving activities	P3	5,174	22	29	33	16
	P5	5,192	19	35	35	12
	P7	5,200	16	36	39	9
	S2	4,625	8	29	52	10
Our teacher asks us to explain our answers to mathematics questions	P3	5,190	38	37	16	9
	P5	5,184	41	44	10	5
	P7	5,201	47	45	6	2
	S2	4,605	57	34	7	2
I have the opportunity to talk with other children about my mathematics work	P3	5,188	24	37	28	11
	P5	5,214	21	47	25	7
	P7	5,212	26	51	20	4
	S2	4,618	22	43	30	5
In mathematics our assessed work shows where we have gone wrong	P3	5,179	49	28	9	15
	P5	5,159	51	31	5	13
	P7	5,199	54	34	4	8
	S2	4,604	50	36	7	7
My teacher helps me to understand how I can do better in mathematics	P3	5,195	54	31	10	5
	P5	5,220	61	31	6	3
	P7	5,226	63	31	5	2
	S2	4,614	52	36	10	2
The teacher gives me a level or grade to show how well I'm doing in mathematics	P3	5,209	37	27	18	17
	P5	5,210	36	31	19	14
	P7	5,220	41	34	16	9
	S2	4,620	46	35	13	6
We carry out mathematics investigations	P3	5,116	29	44	9	17
	P5	5,058	23	53	10	14
	P7	5,209	20	57	12	11
	S2	4,722	9	54	25	13
We do problem solving in mathematics	P3	5,127	39	47	9	5
	P5	5,072	33	58	7	1
	P7	5,224	32	60	8	1
	S2	4,747	23	61	14	2
We do a lot of written work in mathematics	P3	5,069	53	30	11	7
	P5	5,025	57	30	10	2
	P7	5,207	63	28	8	1
	S2	4,711	70	22	7	1
After an investigation we tell each other what we've found out	P3	5,079	24	37	24	15
	P5	5,062	26	41	21	12
	P7	5,211	32	41	18	8
	S2	4,738	21	33	33	13
We are asked to do calculations in our head	P3	5,065	53	30	9	8
	P5	5,053	48	42	7	2
	P7	5,214	51	44	5	1
	S2	4,735	37	54	7	1
We are given regular mathematics homework	P3	5,093	51	32	13	4
	P5	5,060	51	35	13	2
	P7	5,227	50	35	14	1
	S2	4,738	47	37	15	1
We go through our mathematics work to slowly for me	P3	5,065	19	30	39	12
	P5	5,031	11	35	46	8
	P7	5,214	8	33	52	7
	S2	4,731	7	27	58	8
We settle down quickly when we start mathematics lesson	P3	5,095	50	34	10	7
	P5	5,063	42	44	11	3
	P7	5,219	41	48	9	2
	S2	4,742	36	47	15	2
I usually finish my mathematics work on time	P3	5,120	46	42	8	4
	P5	5,052	46	45	7	2
	P7	5,225	48	45	6	1
	S2	4,730	47	45	7	1
Everyone is expected to work hard at mathematics in our class	P3	5,125	77	16	2	4
	P5	5,074	82	14	1	3
	P7	5,234	86	11	1	1
	S2	4,748	81	15	2	2
I can suggest ways to solve mathematics problems	P3	5,105	35	48	9	9
	P5	5,048	29	60	8	4
	P7	5,190	32	58	8	2
	S2	4,704	25	61	11	3
I use a calculator to help me with mathematics	P3	5,067	11	23	57	9
	P5	5,043	12	38	47	3
	P7	5,190	16	51	32	1
	S2	4,706	38	49	12	1
I use a calculator to help me with my mathematics work at home	P3	5,061	11	14	67	9
	P5	4,952	5	13	77	6
	P7	5,148	5	24	68	3
	S2	4,679	23	44	31	1
I use a computer for my mathematics work at home	P3	5,040	9	12	70	9
	P5	4,993	4	10	79	8
	P7	5,150	3	11	79	7
	S2	4,689	4	13	77	5
I enjoy mathematics	P3	5,103	69	22	8	2
	P5	5,019	52	37	10	2
	P7	5,177	35	47	16	2
	S2	4,681	17	52	28	3
I use my knowledge of mathematics in my day-to-day activities outside of school	P3	5,049	30	32	21	17
	P5	5,035	29	43	20	8
	P7	5,189	24	46	26	5
	S2	4,690	16	45	33	5
We talk in school about everyday uses of mathematics	P3	5,082	28	36	22	14
	P5	5,038	22	40	27	10
	P7	5,176	16	44	33	7
	S2	4,679	7	30	55	8
I find mathematics useful in other subjects	P3	5,053	41	33	13	13
	P5	5,056	43	43	9	5
	P7	5,200	36	50	11	3
	S2	4,702	27	58	12	3

Page updated: Thursday, April 02, 2009

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