Professor creates tool to help identify young students with math demotivation
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 06:41
in Psychology & Sociology
As many math-averse adults can attest, the thought of tackling a mathematical problem can be intimidating. Research has shown that students as young as second-graders show signs of being demotivated by the subject as well. A University of Kansas professor has created and validated a tool that can measure young students' math motivation and help educators to identify students who experience demotivation and to help address the problem before they fall behind.