Motivation and disposition: pathways to learning mathematics

Introduction : motivation and disposition : the hidden curriculum / Daniel J. Brahier

Part I. Perspectives on motivation and disposition

Overview / Denisse R. Thompson

ch. 1. Motivation and self-efficacy in mathematics education / Dale H. Schunk and Kerri Richardson

ch. 2. A model for mathematics instruction to enhance student motivation and engagement / Janette Bobis . . . [et al.]

ch. 3. Identity development : critical component for learning in mathematics / Alan Zollman, M Cecil Smith, Patricia Reisdorf

ch. 4. Recommendations from self-determination theory for enhancing motivation for mathematics / Daniel J. Ross and David A. Bergin

ch. 5. Student dispositions with respect to mathematics : what current literature says / James Beyers

Part II. Cultural and societal issues

Overview / Marilyn E. Strutchens

ch. 6. Mathematical dream makers : how two different math departments brought about equity and high achievement / Jo Boaler

ch. 7. What motivates students to take advanced mathematics : a rural perspective / Rick Anderson

ch. 8. Factors that motivate aboriginal students to improve their achievement in school mathematics / Kanwal Neel

ch. 9. What motivates mathematically talented young women? / Hortensia Soto-Johnson, Cathleen Craviotto, Frieda Parker.

Part III. Motivation and disposition in the classroom

Overview / Melfried Olson

ch. 10. Metaphors : a powerful means for assessing students' mathematical disposition / Jinfa Cai and F. Joseph Merlino

ch. 11. Using prediction to motivate personal investment in problem solving / Lisa Kasmer and Ok-Kyeong Kim

ch. 12. Developing persistent and flexible problem solvers with a growth mindset / Jennifer Suh . . . [et al.]

ch. 13. Mark's development of productive disposition and motivation / Hope Gerson, Charity Hyer, and Janet Walter

ch. 14. Listening to mathematics students' voices to asess and build on their motivation : learning in groups / Amanda Jansen

ch. 15. Motivating mathematics students with manipulatives : using self-determination theory to intrinsically motivate students / Brett D. Jones, Lida J. Uribe-Florez and Jesse L. M. Wilkins

ch. 16. Using movies and television shows as a mathematics motivator / Elana Reiser

Part IV. Professional development support

Overview / M. Lynn Breyfogle and Marian Small

ch. 17. Bringing cool into school / M. Lynn Breyfogle and Marian Small

ch. 18. Venturing into storybooks : motivating teachers to promote mathematical problem solving / Jane M. Wilburne and Jane B. Keat

ch. 19. TARGETTS : a tool for teachers to promote adaptive motivation in any mathematics lesson / Melissa C. Gilbert and Lauren E. Masu-Gillette

ch. 20. Developing prospective teachers' productive disposition toward fraction operations / Juli K. Dixon . . . [et al.]

ch. 21. Transforming mathematics teachers' attitudes and practices through intensive professional development / W. Gary Martin . . . [et al.].