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Exploring Changes in Multi-ethnic Students' Mathematics Achievement Motivation : A Longitudinal Study using Expectancy-Value Theory

다문화가정 학생의 수학학업성취 동기 변화 연구: 기대가치 이론에 따른 종단연구

  • Received : 2018.12.14
  • Accepted : 2019.02.12
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

The goal of this study was to apply an expectancy-value model(Wigfield & Eccles, 2000) to explain changes in six multi-ethnic students' achievement motivation in mathematics during sixth (2012) to eighth (2014) grades. In order to achieve this goal, we used narrative research methods. Although individual students' achievement motivation and mathematics related life experiences differed, there are some common factors influencing their motivation development, especially (a) roles played by parents and teachers; (b) assessment of peers' competencies; (c) past learning experiences related to mathematics curriculum; (d) perception of the relationship between mathematics competency and other subjects; (e) home backgrounds; and (f) perceived task values. In this study, we achieved some insight into why some multi-ethnic students are willing to study hard to get good scores while others are uninterested in mathematics, and why some multi-ethnic students are likely to pursue new mathematical tasks and persist despite challenges, while others easily give up studying mathematics in the face of adversity. We argue that in order to increase and sustain multi-ethnic students' achievement motivation, educators and parents should recognize that motivation is contextually formulated in the intersection of current people, time, and space, not a personal entity formed in an individual's mind. The findings of this study shed light on the development of achievement motivation and can inform efforts to develop multi-ethnic students' positive motivation, which might influence their mathematics achievement and success in school.

이 연구의 목적은 기대-가치모델(Wigfield & Eccles, 2000)을 통해 여섯 명의 다문화학생들의 수학 학업성취동기가 초등학교 6학년부터 중학교 2학년 (2012~2014) 동안 어떻게 변화하는지 탐구하는 것이다. 이러한 변화과정은 내러티브 탐구를 통해 분석하였다. 그 결과 학생들이 각자 다른 학업성취와 수학 관련 경험들을 가지고 있었으나, 이들의 수학학습 동기발달에 공통적으로 영향을 미치는 요인들을 도출할 수 있었다: (a) 부모와 교사의 역할, (b) 동료의 학업성취, (c) 과거학습 경험과 수학교육과정의 특성, (d) 수학 역량과 다른 과목에서의 역량 간 관계에 대한 인식, (e) 가정 배경, 그리고 (f) 학업 가치 인식 정도. 이 연구 결과는 특정 다문화학생들은 좋은 수학 성적을 얻기 위해 열심히 공부를 하는 반면 다른 학생들은 왜 그렇지 않은지, 또한 왜 특정 학생들은 수학 공부 중 어려움에 부딪혔을 때 계속해서 학습을 하거나 새로운 수학 과제를 찾아나가는 반면 다른 학생들은 쉽게 포기하는지에 대한 통찰을 얻을 수 있었다. 이 연구는 교육자와 부모들이 다문화학생들의 학업동기를 증가시키거나 지속하기 위해서 학생들을 고립된 개체로 보는 것이 아니라 수학 학습동기에 영향을 주는 주변인, 시간, 장소의 상호작용에 주의를 기울일 것을 촉구한다. 본 연구는 다문화학생들의 학습동기발달 과정을 탐구함으로써 이들이 학교에서 높은 수학 성취와 성공에 이루도록 기여할 수 있는 긍정적인 학습 동기 향상 방향을 제시했다는 것에 함의가 있다.

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[Fig. 1] Data analysis process

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[Fig. 2] The developmental process of our participants’ achievement motivation Note. Solid and dash lines indicate strong and weak relationships, respectively.

[Table 1] Demographics of participants

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[Table 2] Sample questions for analyzing students’ achievement motivation

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[Table3] Information about data collection in 2012 and 2014

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[Table 4] Definitions and Examples items in the Code Book

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[Table 5] Students motivation in 2012 and 2014

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[Table 6] Comparing student motivation over time

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