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Mathematics interest, enjoyment and learning motivation - Midlothian
(% 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	218	54	38	2	6
	P5	216	77	20	0	2
	P7	235	80	19	.	1
	S2	194	82	18	.	.
The teacher starts the lesson by telling us what we're going to learn	P3	215	76	14	4	5
	P5	215	65	33	1	1
	P7	235	62	35	2	1
	S2	195	55	38	5	2
In mathematics we get the chance to discuss our own ideas	P3	214	23	42	26	9
	P5	214	14	46	34	7
	P7	233	17	55	23	6
	S2	196	13	57	27	3
Everyone has the change to say what they think about a mathematics activity	P3	218	19	35	33	13
	P5	215	20	45	26	9
	P7	235	23	42	28	7
	S2	196	17	40	38	5
We talk about the results of polls and surveys	P3	215	20	31	19	30
	P5	213	12	41	25	22
	P7	233	10	38	30	23
	S2	196	9	38	40	13
I find mathematics interesting	P3	216	58	30	8	4
	P5	215	38	43	17	2
	P7	236	24	53	22	1
	S2	194	14	49	32	4
I feel confident when I do mathematics in school	P3	215	58	27	10	6
	P5	214	54	36	8	2
	P7	232	45	48	6	1
	S2	195	26	55	17	2
I feel confident when I talking about mathematics with my teacher	P3	217	42	38	12	8
	P5	216	43	43	7	8
	P7	233	46	41	9	3
	S2	196	30	45	19	6
I feel confident when talking about mathematics with other pupils	P3	216	40	34	16	10
	P5	216	48	34	11	7
	P7	234	47	41	9	3
	S2	195	34	43	17	6
I get extra help when I need it	P3	217	38	37	23	3
	P5	214	38	40	19	3
	P7	236	35	50	11	5
	S2	195	38	42	16	4
I want to do well in mathematics	P3	219	85	10	2	3
	P5	214	85	14	0	0
	P7	235	84	15	.	1
	S2	194	75	22	3	1
It is easy to concentrate and work hard when we are doing mathematics work	P3	216	38	43	13	7
	P5	214	30	59	8	3
	P7	234	30	58	10	2
	S2	193	32	56	11	1
We talk with our teacher about what we are going to learn	P3	218	60	19	17	4
	P5	211	47	33	15	5
	P7	235	55	32	11	1
	S2	193	40	44	14	2
We plan our own problem solving activities	P3	216	18	29	39	14
	P5	213	17	35	32	15
	P7	232	11	32	47	10
	S2	194	8	29	56	7
Our teacher asks us to explain our answers to mathematics questions	P3	219	39	36	17	8
	P5	213	41	41	13	5
	P7	233	48	46	4	2
	S2	194	61	32	5	2
I have the opportunity to talk with other children about my mathematics work	P3	218	26	33	30	11
	P5	210	18	44	28	10
	P7	232	23	52	21	4
	S2	194	24	48	26	2
In mathematics our assessed work shows where we have gone wrong	P3	217	44	31	13	12
	P5	210	51	27	6	16
	P7	231	52	37	2	9
	S2	194	50	37	6	7
My teacher helps me to understand how I can do better in mathematics	P3	216	55	31	8	6
	P5	216	48	38	7	6
	P7	233	56	39	5	1
	S2	193	51	34	13	2
The teacher gives me a level or grade to show how well I'm doing in mathematics	P3	219	41	26	14	19
	P5	214	34	30	18	17
	P7	232	40	31	16	13
	S2	194	42	35	17	6
We carry out mathematics investigations	P3	234	28	39	9	24
	P5	216	21	49	11	19
	P7	195	21	47	17	15
	S2	192	11	63	16	10
We do problem solving in mathematics	P3	235	35	46	11	8
	P5	218	37	55	7	1
	P7	195	30	62	7	2
	S2	192	27	60	11	2
We do a lot of written work in mathematics	P3	230	50	27	15	8
	P5	212	55	32	11	2
	P7	194	65	25	9	2
	S2	187	79	17	4	.
After an investigation we tell each other what we've found out	P3	231	20	35	27	17
	P5	217	22	40	23	15
	P7	196	26	38	26	11
	S2	188	25	36	32	7
We are asked to do calculations in our head	P3	231	46	30	12	12
	P5	217	44	38	11	7
	P7	194	54	40	6	1
	S2	190	41	54	5	1
We are given regular mathematics homework	P3	233	44	33	18	5
	P5	218	45	33	20	2
	P7	195	35	44	19	2
	S2	188	62	32	5	1
We go through our mathematics work to slowly for me	P3	234	22	29	34	15
	P5	214	10	33	44	13
	P7	196	8	36	48	8
	S2	191	8	27	57	9
We settle down quickly when we start mathematics lesson	P3	232	51	35	6	8
	P5	216	36	44	19	2
	P7	194	34	49	15	3
	S2	192	38	48	11	3
I usually finish my mathematics work on time	P3	235	42	44	8	6
	P5	216	42	47	8	3
	P7	194	45	44	10	1
	S2	189	43	49	7	1
Everyone is expected to work hard at mathematics in our class	P3	236	75	16	3	6
	P5	217	80	14	2	4
	P7	195	87	10	2	1
	S2	192	82	14	3	2
I can suggest ways to solve mathematics problems	P3	234	33	42	11	14
	P5	215	30	60	6	5
	P7	195	28	58	11	3
	S2	189	28	59	9	4
I use a calculator to help me with mathematics	P3	233	8	17	60	15
	P5	215	9	29	56	6
	P7	194	9	43	46	2
	S2	191	41	48	10	1
I use a calculator to help me with my mathematics work at home	P3	237	11	14	65	9
	P5	209	4	12	76	8
	P7	193	5	15	77	4
	S2	189	21	50	26	2
I use a computer for my mathematics work at home	P3	236	12	13	68	7
	P5	212	4	10	76	9
	P7	194	4	10	80	6
	S2	191	4	14	72	10
I enjoy mathematics	P3	236	70	18	10	1
	P5	215	53	35	11	1
	P7	191	33	44	22	1
	S2	187	11	50	36	3
I use my knowledge of mathematics in my day-to-day activities outside of school	P3	232	25	32	22	21
	P5	216	27	43	20	11
	P7	193	24	45	25	6
	S2	188	16	42	35	7
We talk in school about everyday uses of mathematics	P3	235	31	33	21	15
	P5	213	23	38	26	13
	P7	193	13	37	45	5
	S2	190	10	27	54	8
I find mathematics useful in other subjects	P3	232	40	33	13	14
	P5	216	44	38	11	7
	P7	193	29	54	12	4
	S2	190	26	58	13	2

Page updated: Thursday, April 02, 2009

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