Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v23i2.3512
Internal Motivation and Students’ Knowledge of Math
Marina Zubac
orcid.org/0000-0003-4676-9256
; Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Educational Sciences University of Mostar Matice hrvatske b.b., 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dragica Milinković
orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-1660
; Faculty of Education in Bijeljina University of East Sarajevo Dositeja Obradovića 4/3, 76300 Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Olivera Marković
; Faculty of Education in Užice University of Kragujevac Trg Svetog Save 36, 31000 Užice, Republic of Serbia
Abstract
The aim of this research was to determine whether teaching mathematics in an
interesting way has an effect on increasing motivation and success of high school
students. With this purpose, an experimental research was carried out with
comparative groups in high schools in Čitluk, Ljubuški and Mostar on a sample of 300
students. Interesting teaching methods were utilised with students in the experimental
group, while the control group worked in a traditional way. The survey questionnaire
and the test of knowledge served as measuring instruments. Testing was performed at
the beginning and at the end of the study. Lykert-type scale was used to test internal
motivation while statistical significance of statistical significance of differences was
measured using the mixed ANOVA model 2x2 and t- test. The results show a better
effect of interesting teaching on the success of students, as well as an increase in
students’ motivation to learn mathematics. Therefore, it is recommended to apply
interesting methods in teaching mathematics.
Keywords
education; learning; modern methods; teaching
Hrčak ID:
262054
URI
Publication date:
3.9.2021.
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