Performance or progress? Influences on senior secondary students' mathematics subject selection

Karina Joyce Wilkie; Hazel Tan

Performance or progress? Influences on senior secondary students' mathematics subject selection

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Abstract

In the context of a reported decline in the proportion of Australian students opting to study higher-level mathematics, this qualitative study explored school leaders` perspectives on their school-based approaches for influencing student subject choice. Dweck`s (2007) mindsets framework was used to analyse and discuss findings from the interviews of seven leaders. Tensions both within and between individuals were related to the pressure to consider student mathematics performance and the desire to promote learning for its own sake.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME39)
Editors	Kim Beswick, Tracey Muir, Jill Wells
Place of Publication	Praha Czech Republic
Publisher	International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Pages	305 - 312
Number of pages	8
Volume	4
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2015 - Hobart, Australia Duration: 13 Jul 2015 → 18 Jul 2015 Conference number: 39th

Conference

Conference	Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2015
Abbreviated title	PME 2015
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Hobart
Period	13/07/15 → 18/07/15

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Wilkie, K. J., & Tan, H. (2015). Performance or progress? Influences on senior secondary students' mathematics subject selection. In K. Beswick, T. Muir, & J. Wells (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME39) (Vol. 4, pp. 305 - 312). International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.

Wilkie, Karina Joyce ; Tan, Hazel. / Performance or progress? Influences on senior secondary students' mathematics subject selection. Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME39). editor / Kim Beswick ; Tracey Muir ; Jill Wells. Vol. 4 Praha Czech Republic : International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015. pp. 305 - 312

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Wilkie, KJ & Tan, H 2015, Performance or progress? Influences on senior secondary students' mathematics subject selection. in K Beswick, T Muir & J Wells (eds), Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME39). vol. 4, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Praha Czech Republic, pp. 305 - 312, Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2015, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 13/07/15.

Performance or progress? Influences on senior secondary students' mathematics subject selection. / Wilkie, Karina Joyce ; Tan, Hazel.
Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME39). ed. / Kim Beswick; Tracey Muir; Jill Wells. Vol. 4 Praha Czech Republic: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015. p. 305 - 312.

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