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Identifier

000448198

Title

Emotions in undergraduate mathematics : A distance education perspective

Alternative Title

Τα συναισθήματα στα προπτυχιακά μαθηματικά

Author

Παντελάκη, Σοφία

Thesis advisor

Αναστασάκης, Μαρίνος

Abstract

Emotions have been widely recognized as influencing factors in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Nevertheless, emotions have been little studied in the context of Distance Education (DE) and more specifically in an online learning environment, which was adopted overnight by the institutions of any educational level in the country with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the emotional states experienced by undergraduates in the university online course ‘Introduction to Linear Algebra’ and the characteristics of the online environment in which undergraduates act. This study was carried out in the light of the “Theory of Transactional Distance”, one of the most well-recognized theories in the DE. In summary, the results of the study are basically consistent with the relevant existing literature, as they show that the high student-perceived interaction in the course has a positive correlation with positive emotional states they experience and a negative correlation with negative emotional states they experience, respectively.

Language

English

Subject

Emotions in mathematics education

Linear algebra in tertiary education

Transaction distance

Γραμμική άλγεβρα στην τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση

Διαδραστική απόσταση

Πανεπιστημιακή εξαΕ

Συναισθήματα στη μαθηματική εκπαίδευση

Issue date

2022-03-24