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Mathematics interest, enjoyment and learning motivation - East Renfrewshire
(% 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	243	74	20	2	4
	P5	258	78	21	0	1
	P7	237	86	14	.	0
	S2	178	95	3	.	2
The teacher starts the lesson by telling us what we're going to learn	P3	239	75	22	2	1
	P5	256	65	32	3	.
	P7	236	50	46	3	1
	S2	178	43	52	4	1
In mathematics we get the chance to discuss our own ideas	P3	238	16	56	18	11
	P5	255	15	59	22	4
	P7	235	23	57	17	3
	S2	177	29	48	20	3
Everyone has the change to say what they think about a mathematics activity	P3	239	15	39	28	17
	P5	259	23	46	25	7
	P7	236	26	50	19	4
	S2	177	26	46	24	3
We talk about the results of polls and surveys	P3	232	19	35	20	26
	P5	256	16	43	22	19
	P7	231	20	45	22	13
	S2	177	8	46	37	9
I find mathematics interesting	P3	241	61	31	7	2
	P5	255	47	37	13	2
	P7	236	20	60	19	1
	S2	178	21	57	20	2
I feel confident when I do mathematics in school	P3	239	56	34	6	4
	P5	257	58	33	8	1
	P7	236	45	47	7	2
	S2	178	39	45	11	5
I feel confident when I talking about mathematics with my teacher	P3	241	50	32	9	9
	P5	259	53	40	5	2
	P7	235	50	37	10	3
	S2	177	50	36	11	3
I feel confident when talking about mathematics with other pupils	P3	242	44	36	11	9
	P5	256	54	35	9	2
	P7	232	57	34	6	3
	S2	178	53	31	10	6
I get extra help when I need it	P3	240	35	46	16	3
	P5	257	45	42	10	4
	P7	234	38	45	15	3
	S2	176	48	37	13	2
I want to do well in mathematics	P3	241	92	5	1	2
	P5	256	94	6	.	.
	P7	235	86	12	0	1
	S2	178	84	15	.	2
It is easy to concentrate and work hard when we are doing mathematics work	P3	241	34	50	8	7
	P5	255	40	47	11	1
	P7	234	37	56	6	1
	S2	178	44	45	10	1
We talk with our teacher about what we are going to learn	P3	241	56	32	7	5
	P5	252	56	35	6	3
	P7	231	54	38	9	.
	S2	177	48	43	7	2
We plan our own problem solving activities	P3	239	28	31	30	11
	P5	254	27	32	32	9
	P7	234	17	37	40	6
	S2	178	10	34	48	7
Our teacher asks us to explain our answers to mathematics questions	P3	239	39	38	13	10
	P5	253	50	40	9	1
	P7	234	55	37	6	3
	S2	178	63	29	7	1
I have the opportunity to talk with other children about my mathematics work	P3	237	21	44	27	8
	P5	255	18	50	27	5
	P7	235	25	55	18	2
	S2	178	29	40	26	4
In mathematics our assessed work shows where we have gone wrong	P3	239	50	28	10	12
	P5	255	58	27	5	9
	P7	236	56	35	2	8
	S2	177	53	38	5	5
My teacher helps me to understand how I can do better in mathematics	P3	240	57	27	11	5
	P5	254	59	31	7	2
	P7	236	60	33	7	.
	S2	177	62	31	5	3
The teacher gives me a level or grade to show how well I'm doing in mathematics	P3	240	35	30	18	18
	P5	255	31	28	25	16
	P7	234	41	34	20	6
	S2	177	39	42	16	3
We carry out mathematics investigations	P3	235	30	46	9	15
	P5	237	22	59	9	11
	P7	246	19	62	10	9
	S2	195	13	54	23	10
We do problem solving in mathematics	P3	240	44	49	5	3
	P5	239	30	59	10	1
	P7	246	27	62	11	.
	S2	196	22	58	18	1
We do a lot of written work in mathematics	P3	238	62	28	5	5
	P5	239	65	26	7	2
	P7	244	72	24	4	0
	S2	195	68	24	8	.
After an investigation we tell each other what we've found out	P3	236	28	38	22	12
	P5	239	35	44	16	6
	P7	244	40	40	14	6
	S2	197	22	41	26	11
We are asked to do calculations in our head	P3	237	54	34	9	4
	P5	241	48	42	7	2
	P7	244	42	50	7	1
	S2	194	38	54	8	1
We are given regular mathematics homework	P3	231	71	23	2	4
	P5	238	81	16	2	1
	P7	246	78	19	3	0
	S2	197	64	27	8	1
We go through our mathematics work to slowly for me	P3	238	21	29	39	11
	P5	239	10	36	49	6
	P7	245	7	34	52	6
	S2	195	7	25	64	4
We settle down quickly when we start mathematics lesson	P3	238	53	33	8	7
	P5	239	40	47	9	4
	P7	246	41	50	7	3
	S2	196	45	45	8	2
I usually finish my mathematics work on time	P3	238	47	44	7	3
	P5	239	49	45	5	2
	P7	246	54	43	3	0
	S2	197	56	41	3	1
Everyone is expected to work hard at mathematics in our class	P3	236	80	15	1	4
	P5	239	84	13	1	2
	P7	244	85	13	2	0
	S2	197	81	13	4	3
I can suggest ways to solve mathematics problems	P3	237	36	49	7	8
	P5	238	30	63	4	3
	P7	244	33	59	6	2
	S2	197	30	55	13	3
I use a calculator to help me with mathematics	P3	235	18	33	45	4
	P5	240	18	42	38	1
	P7	244	16	55	29	.
	S2	197	35	52	13	1
I use a calculator to help me with my mathematics work at home	P3	234	14	16	65	5
	P5	236	6	15	75	5
	P7	240	5	27	66	2
	S2	196	19	49	31	1
I use a computer for my mathematics work at home	P3	235	10	12	71	6
	P5	236	2	6	84	8
	P7	241	2	11	84	4
	S2	196	4	12	78	7
I enjoy mathematics	P3	237	68	21	8	2
	P5	236	51	36	11	1
	P7	243	31	51	16	1
	S2	195	25	52	19	3
I use my knowledge of mathematics in my day-to-day activities outside of school	P3	233	32	33	18	16
	P5	238	31	42	22	5
	P7	243	20	47	27	6
	S2	193	13	56	30	1
We talk in school about everyday uses of mathematics	P3	236	26	37	24	13
	P5	236	19	37	34	10
	P7	243	14	44	33	8
	S2	194	9	34	53	4
I find mathematics useful in other subjects	P3	231	41	36	11	12
	P5	234	38	44	15	4
	P7	246	30	56	13	1
	S2	196	32	56	9	3

Page updated: Thursday, April 02, 2009

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