Didactics of mathematics: theory, experience, innovations

Scientific Journal

No. 4 (2025)
Modern trends in mathematics teaching methods

Formation of students' positive attitude towards learning mathematics: review of foreign experience

https://doi.org/10.31652/3041-2277-2025-4-65-80
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Oleh Konoshevskyi
Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University

Published 2025-12-25

Keywords

  • motivation,
  • foreign evidence,
  • real context,
  • contextual task,
  • self-efficiency,
  • emotional warehouse
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Formation of students’ positive attitude towards learning mathematics: review of foreign experience. (2025). Didactics of Mathematics: Theory, Experience, Innovations, 4, 65-80. https://doi.org/10.31652/3041-2277-2025-4-65-80

Abstract

The statistics provide a comprehensive overview of the formation of a positive attitude towards learning mathematics. The essence of the concept of «positive attitude to learning mathematics» is revealed as a complex characteristic that includes emotional, cognitive-cognitive and behavioral-actional components.

The article identifies the key factors that determine the goals of students in mathematics: specialization, self-efficiency, learning methods, emotional climate in the class, support from parents and teachers. Effective pedagogical practices, widespread in different countries (Singapore, Estonia, Switzerland, Canada, Australia), are reviewed, including: emphasis on problem learning, real contexts, innovation and balance of motivation; gamification, intrinsic motivation, role of teachers, motivational design of lessons, emotional encouragement, self-efficacy, positive attitudes, pre-study learning, values ​​of students, cognitive activation.

Based on the analysis of the foreign evidence, recommendations have been formulated for the Ukrainian school to promote interest in mathematics: early development of a positive attitude, selection of contextual tasks, encouragement academic self-esteem and teacher training before working with the emotional aspects of learning.

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