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Elevers självförmåga och prestation i matematikämnet i relation till tilliten till läraren: En kvantitativ studie i svenska gymnasieskolan
KTH, School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), Learning.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Students’ self-efficacy and performance in mathematics in relation to trust in the teacher : A quantitative study in the Swedish high school (English)
Abstract [sv]

Känslorna inför matematik som ämne i gymnasieskolan varierar mycket från elev till elev. I de fall där elever haft det svårt med ämnet är känslorna många gånger negativa, vilket påverkar lärandet. Under de senaste decennierna har det forskats mycket på relationen mellan lärare och elev, där det visats att en god relation på ett positivt sätt påverkar såväl elevers sociala utveckling som deras kunskapsutveckling. Efter en litteraturgenomgång på området definierades, för denna studie, en god relation som en tillitsfull relation. Studiens mål var att undersöka om det, utifrån betyg och självskattad matematisk förmåga (SMF), finns skillnader i hur viktigt elever anser det vara med tillit i relationen till sin matematiklärare samt hur de upplever tilliten i sin relation till läraren. Utöver detta var målet även att ta fram rekommendationer för vad matematiklärare kan göra för att utveckla tillitsfulla relationer till sina elever. En enkätundersökning utformades för elever att besvara i syfte att samla in nödvändiga data som sedermera var föremål för statistisk analys. Över lag ansågs tillit vara viktigt i relationen till matematikläraren, och upplevde eleverna tilliten i relationen till lärarna som bra. Elever med betyget F avvek dock från övriga grupper på så sätt att de upplevde mindre tillit i relationen till sin matematiklärare. Det är möjligt att anta att den lägre tilliten till läraren till viss del kan ha resulterat i lägre prestation inom ämnet. I syfte att skapa tillitsfulla relationer till elever rekommenderas matematiklärare diskutera hur förslag, framlagda av Leighton et al. (2016), kan appliceras i den egna verksamheten. Vidare uppmanas de undersöka elevers självförmåga och tidigare betyg, samt avsätta tid för samvaro med elever utanför klassrummet.

Abstract [en]

The feelings towards mathematics as a subject in upper secondary school vary greatly from student to student. In cases where students have struggled with the subject, their feelings are often negative, which affects their learning. In recent decades, much research has been conducted on the relationship between teachers and students, showing that a good relationship positively influences students' social development as well as their academic performance. Following a literature review in this area, for this study a good relationship was defined as a trusting relationship. The aim of the study was to investigate whether, based on grades and self-assessed mathematical ability, there are differences in how important students consider trust in their relationship with their mathematics teacher and how they perceive that trust in their current relationship with their teacher. Additionally, the goal was to develop recommendations for what mathematics teachers can do to foster trusting relationships with their students. A survey was designed for students to respond to, which intended to collect necessary data that was subsequently subjected to statistical analysis. Overall, trust was considered important in the relationship with the mathematics teacher, and students perceived the trust in their relationships with the teachers as good. However, students with an F grade differed from other groups in that they experienced less trust in their relationship with their mathematics teacher. It is possible to assume that the lower trust in the teacher may have partly resulted in lower performance in the subject. To create trusting relationships with students, it is recommended that mathematics teachers discuss how the suggestions put forward by Leighton et al. (2016) can be applied in their own practice. Furthermore, they are encouraged to explore students' self-efficacy and previous grades, as well as allocate time for social interaction with students outside the classroom.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 26
Series
TRITA-ITM-EX ; 2025:16
Keywords [en]
self-efficacy, performance, trust, mathematics, mathematics teacher
Keywords [sv]
självförmåga, prestation, tillit, matematik, matematiklärare
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Engineering and Technology Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-362594OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-362594DiVA, id: diva2:1953389
Subject / course
Technology and Learning
Educational program
Master of Science in Engineering - Engineering and of Education
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2025-04-07, 00:00
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Available from: 2025-04-22 Created: 2025-04-22 Last updated: 2025-04-22Bibliographically approved

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