Primary Students’ Theories of Intelligence, Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Achievement: Analysis of the Initial Data
Linda BonneIn preparation for the collection of baseline data for doctoral research, two assessment instruments – one for students, the other for teachers – were trialled in 2009. At the start of 2010, the final student questionnaire was completed by Year 3 to 6 students in seven schools to gauge their implicit theories of intelligence and their mathematics self-efficacy. Data from a separate assessment of the students’mathematics achievement were also collected (n = 364). The students’ teachers (n = 24) completed a questionnaire to identify their theories of intelligence and self-efficacy for teaching mathematics. Initial findings will be presented.