“Should I be concerned about my students’ attitudes toward mathematics?” This is one of the questions researchers sought to answer when they set out to analyze the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. That year, 510,000 high school-aged students (specifically 15- and 16-year-olds) in 65 countries and economies, including the United States, participated … Continue reading Math motivation: Attitude, anxiety, and achievement