The three questions

• How do students’ attitudes toward math change as they go from elementary to high school?
• Is There a Correlation between students’ perception of math and technology and their academic performance?
• Do students think math is important to themselves now? How do they feel they will use math in the future?
• Math Attitudes
  • Do you like math?
  • Do you think you’re good at math?
  • How do you see yourself as a mathematician?
• Does someone help you at home when you have a question?
  • Do parents offer help? In math?
  • Does someone other than your teacher show you another way to do your math work?
  • Is there a way for you to check your answers at home?
  • Does an adult check your math work before you turn it in?
  • At what age does the parental help stop?
• How does technology affect your mathematics performance?
  • Is there adequate technology in your home to support your math learning?
• Do your activities outside of school impact your learning?
  • Does your home life impact your attitudes toward math?
  • Does your home life impact your math performance?
• What types of math instruction or practice types do you wish to receive?

Stuff we’d need to know