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Mathematics interest, enjoyment and learning motivation - Dumfries & Galloway
(% pupils giving 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	224	65	31	1	3
	P5	223	73	24	0	3
	P7	225	83	16	.	1
	S2	201	83	16	1	.
The teacher starts the lesson by telling us what we're going to learn	P3	221	73	21	1	4
	P5	222	62	30	5	3
	P7	223	68	29	3	0
	S2	201	57	36	6	.
In mathematics we get the chance to discuss our own ideas	P3	218	16	50	23	11
	P5	219	25	46	22	7
	P7	221	22	58	16	4
	S2	202	12	49	33	5
Everyone has the change to say what they think about a mathematics activity	P3	217	28	35	18	18
	P5	223	27	41	21	11
	P7	224	24	45	21	11
	S2	202	19	43	32	6
We talk about the results of polls and surveys	P3	214	20	41	15	23
	P5	220	20	41	22	17
	P7	224	19	50	20	11
	S2	201	13	36	38	13
I find mathematics interesting	P3	220	63	23	10	4
	P5	223	49	39	10	1
	P7	224	27	51	20	2
	S2	202	11	55	28	5
I feel confident when I do mathematics in school	P3	220	52	34	9	5
	P5	223	52	38	7	2
	P7	224	38	48	12	2
	S2	201	26	56	14	3
I feel confident when I talking about mathematics with my teacher	P3	221	60	24	7	9
	P5	222	50	40	5	5
	P7	224	48	42	9	2
	S2	202	34	43	17	7
I feel confident when talking about mathematics with other pupils	P3	222	50	26	14	11
	P5	223	42	39	13	6
	P7	225	44	43	10	3
	S2	200	32	42	16	11
I get extra help when I need it	P3	221	36	42	19	3
	P5	224	39	43	13	4
	P7	225	43	43	10	4
	S2	201	35	45	14	6
I want to do well in mathematics	P3	224	89	9	1	0
	P5	222	86	12	.	1
	P7	224	79	21	.	0
	S2	199	81	15	3	2
It is easy to concentrate and work hard when we are doing mathematics work	P3	222	41	39	14	7
	P5	223	35	59	5	1
	P7	224	28	58	12	1
	S2	201	31	52	16	1
We talk with our teacher about what we are going to learn	P3	221	65	21	10	4
	P5	219	62	26	8	4
	P7	221	55	35	8	2
	S2	201	39	41	17	3
We plan our own problem solving activities	P3	222	24	28	25	23
	P5	220	17	35	35	13
	P7	220	15	40	34	11
	S2	200	9	32	51	10
Our teacher asks us to explain our answers to mathematics questions	P3	222	40	37	16	7
	P5	218	35	47	12	5
	P7	220	45	46	6	3
	S2	199	52	38	8	2
I have the opportunity to talk with other children about my mathematics work	P3	218	32	34	22	11
	P5	222	20	50	22	9
	P7	221	20	58	17	5
	S2	200	24	40	29	8
In mathematics our assessed work shows where we have gone wrong	P3	221	54	24	9	14
	P5	219	51	26	8	15
	P7	220	46	42	5	7
	S2	198	47	36	9	9
My teacher helps me to understand how I can do better in mathematics	P3	219	61	31	6	2
	P5	223	57	33	6	5
	P7	219	64	30	5	2
	S2	199	49	41	8	2
The teacher gives me a level or grade to show how well I'm doing in mathematics	P3	221	39	26	19	16
	P5	223	35	31	21	12
	P7	221	42	37	15	7
	S2	200	45	39	12	5
We carry out mathematics investigations	P3	229	33	48	6	14
	P5	218	23	58	4	15
	P7	215	25	57	8	10
	S2	213	8	66	12	14
We do problem solving in mathematics	P3	229	44	45	8	3
	P5	219	43	51	5	1
	P7	217	32	62	5	1
	S2	214	32	55	11	1
We do a lot of written work in mathematics	P3	226	47	35	10	8
	P5	219	53	36	8	3
	P7	217	64	28	7	1
	S2	210	69	22	8	1
After an investigation we tell each other what we've found out	P3	225	27	38	20	14
	P5	221	28	42	20	10
	P7	216	28	45	18	9
	S2	214	22	39	28	11
We are asked to do calculations in our head	P3	223	55	34	8	4
	P5	219	49	43	5	3
	P7	216	47	50	2	1
	S2	213	37	55	7	1
We are given regular mathematics homework	P3	226	42	35	22	1
	P5	220	34	41	24	1
	P7	217	32	46	22	0
	S2	212	40	36	20	3
We go through our mathematics work to slowly for me	P3	227	18	29	40	13
	P5	217	12	39	40	9
	P7	216	9	35	48	8
	S2	211	8	24	57	11
We settle down quickly when we start mathematics lesson	P3	229	47	41	7	5
	P5	216	45	44	8	4
	P7	216	32	56	9	4
	S2	211	30	47	19	4
I usually finish my mathematics work on time	P3	229	47	42	8	3
	P5	220	45	46	6	2
	P7	215	46	48	4	2
	S2	212	45	44	8	3
Everyone is expected to work hard at mathematics in our class	P3	229	80	17	1	3
	P5	220	81	17	.	1
	P7	216	84	12	2	3
	S2	213	78	17	2	3
I can suggest ways to solve mathematics problems	P3	229	39	48	7	6
	P5	219	38	50	9	2
	P7	213	31	60	8	2
	S2	211	22	65	10	3
I use a calculator to help me with mathematics	P3	224	10	22	57	11
	P5	221	12	36	47	5
	P7	213	16	54	29	1
	S2	211	40	47	12	1
I use a calculator to help me with my mathematics work at home	P3	225	8	9	75	7
	P5	214	6	17	69	9
	P7	212	7	26	64	3
	S2	210	25	47	27	2
I use a computer for my mathematics work at home	P3	222	10	17	68	5
	P5	219	5	11	74	10
	P7	213	4	12	80	4
	S2	210	6	15	74	6
I enjoy mathematics	P3	228	75	19	4	2
	P5	218	58	37	3	2
	P7	212	32	50	16	2
	S2	210	20	56	22	2
I use my knowledge of mathematics in my day-to-day activities outside of school	P3	223	40	32	14	13
	P5	218	34	39	16	11
	P7	211	20	53	24	3
	S2	212	17	50	25	8
We talk in school about everyday uses of mathematics	P3	226	35	35	20	10
	P5	216	28	38	25	9
	P7	212	16	49	31	5
	S2	212	7	35	46	11
I find mathematics useful in other subjects	P3	223	42	38	9	11
	P5	220	49	38	10	4
	P7	214	36	50	10	4
	S2	212	29	60	7	4

Page updated: Thursday, April 02, 2009

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