Innovative Classroom Strategy: Impact on Students’ Mathematics Motivation, Anxiety and Achievement in Pre-University Studies

Abstract

One aspect that influences mathematics achievement is students' mathematics motivation, which is closely related to their mathematics anxiety. This study aims to incorporate a classroom intervention strategy using a brain-based teaching approach (BBTA) with technological tools to improve students' mathematics performance in pre-university studies. BBTA was used in the classroom to increase students’ mathematics interest and minimise their mathematics anxiety to increase mathematics performance. Two hundred and six (206) pre-university students were exposed to both BBTA and conventional instructions during their Statistic lessons. Questionnaire comprises of motivation and anxiety-related questions as well as pre and post mathematics tests were administered to these students. Based on the findings, students with low anxiety appeared to have more self-confidence when studying mathematics, which simultaneously improved their examination results. These two elements are critical in students' learning of mathematics because students who have low levels of anxiety and high levels of motivation in learning mathematics attain high achievement in mathematics.

Pengembangan Aplikasi SI-PAUD sebagai Media Penilaian Perkembangan Anak Usia Dini

“…Kelebihan gadget sebagai alat pendukung dalam pembelajaran dan bahan bacaan tidak dapat dipandang sebelah mata (Ishartono et al, 2023;Ishida et al, 2023;Jamaluddin et al, 2023;Richardo et al, 2023;Sagge & Segura, 2023). Gadget memiliki kapasitas penyimpanan yang besar, tergantung pada spesifikasi masing-masing merek, jika dibandingkan dengan penggunaan buku secara konvensional (Azizan et al, 2022;Khor et al, 2020;Song et al, 2020). Sehingga dapat menyimpan puluhan hingga ratusan materi bacaan dalam bentuk softfile atau software membuat gadget menjadi alat yang sangat diperlukan dalam proses pembelajaran, seperti yang diungkapkan oleh 84% guru yang memandang gadget sebagai alat yang praktis untuk melakukan penilaian perkembangan harian anak usia dini secara berkelanjutan.…”