“Me and mathematics”: a survey about mathematical experience

Authors

  • Andrea Capozio Data Analyst in HR Development & Compensation, Enel S.p.A., Italy
  • Davide Passaro Liceo Classico Sperimentale “Bertrand Russell”, Roma, Italy
  • Pietro Di Martino Dipartimento di matematica, Università di Pisa, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6524-866X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33683/ddm.18.4.1

Keywords:

Mathematics education, statistical survey, affective issues, sentiment analysis, teaching methods

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between people and mathematics and the teaching. Through a survey (with free textual answers) the participants' emotions associated with mathematics and their own experience with it are investigated. The results are analyzed with Natural Language Processing statistics, including Sentiment Analysis and POS Tagging. The relationship between emotions concerning mathematics and respondents’ educational level is studied; particular attention is focused on the main criticisms of the teaching method that emerged among young people.

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Published

2018-11-15

How to Cite

Capozio, A., Passaro, D., & Di Martino, P. (2018). “Me and mathematics”: a survey about mathematical experience. Didattica Della Matematica. Dalla Ricerca Alle Pratiche d’aula, (4), 9 - 26. https://doi.org/10.33683/ddm.18.4.1

Issue

Number 4 (2018)

Section

Research and reflection

License

Copyright © 2018 Capozio Andrea, Passaro Davide, Di Martino Pietro

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.