Individual differences in attitudes toward mathematics

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to analyze the students’ attitude toward mathematics in terms of the different aspect of mathematics game preferences, grade levels, and genders. The subjects of the research were 107 students. They were taken from 2 elementary schools and were taken through proportional random sampling The instrument of the research used The Attitude Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI) Likert scale from Tapia. The findings of the research reveal that there are different students attitude toward mathematics based on their mathematics game preferences and their grade levels. As far as their genders are concerned, there are no differences between male and female students attitude toward mathematics. The results of the research support the previous research that was investigated by other experts.