Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v27i3.6263
Factors That Influence Pupils’ Engagement in Learning Mathematics and Their Effects on General Academic Achievement
Dragana Valjarević
orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-9983
; University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics Department of Mathematics
Zorica Stanojević-Ristić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2741-7984
; University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Milena Petrović
; University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics Department of Mathematics
Kristina Tomović
orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-9223
; University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics Department of Mathematics
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors that influence mathematics motivation in primary school pupils and to investigate the relationship among variables such as gender, general academic success, mathematics achievement and mathematics teachers’ characteristics. The study involved 316 primary school pupils, who completed the structured questionnaires. Significant gender-based differences were found in both general academic and mathematics achievement, with mathematics success strongly correlating with overall academic performance. A significant relationship was identified between factors that influence motivation for learning mathematics, mathematics teachers’ characteristics and pupils’ average mathematics grades. These findings suggest that teachers are advised to present mathematics in more innovative and engaging ways.
Keywords
average mathematics grades; grade point average; mathematics motivation; mathematics learning; primary school pupils
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Publication date:
29.9.2025.
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