Motivational Profiles in TIMSS Mathematics Exploring Student Clusters Across Countries and Time

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Synopsis

This open access book presents a person-centered exploration of student profiles, using variables related to motivation to do school mathematics derived from the IEA’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data. Statistical cluster analysis is used to identify groups of students with similar motivational profiles, across grades and over time, for multiple participating countries.While motivational variables systematically relate to school outcomes, linear relationships can obscure the diverse makeup of student subgroups, each with varying combinations of motivation, emotions, and attitudes. In this book, a person-centered analysis of distinct and meaningful motivational profiles and their differences on sociodemographic variables and mathematics performance broadens understanding about the role that motivation characteristics play in learning and achievement in mathematics. Exploiting the richness of IEA’s TIMSS data from many countries, extracted clusters reveal consistent, as well as certain nuanced patterns that are systematically linked to sociodemographic and achievement measures. Student clusters with inconsistent motivational profiles were found in all countries; mathematics self-confidence then emerged as the variable more closely associated with average achievement. The findings demonstrate that teachers, researchers, and policymakers need to take into account differential student profiles, prioritizing techniques that target skill and competence in mathematics, in educational efforts to develop student motivation.

Book details

Edition:
1st ed. 2019
Series:
IEA Research for Education (Book 7)
Author:
Michalis P. Michaelides, Gavin T. Brown, Hanna Eklöf, Elena C. Papanastasiou
ISBN:
9783030261832
Related ISBNs:
9783030261825
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-08-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, Mathematics and Statistics, Nonfiction, Psychology, Sociology