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The Affective Domain and Mathematics Education

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This is the third chapter on affective issues to appear in MERGA reviews of research in mathematics education and as such reflects the ongoing importance of affective issues to the mathematics education research community. The first two chapters (Grootenboer, Lomas, & Ingram, 2008; Schuck & Grootenboer, 2004) noted a continuing move away from studies on attitudes to projects on beliefs and the consideration of a broader range of affective aspects. In the current review period, 2008-2011, there is a lessening focus on beliefs, a growing focus on identity, and an even spread of studies on other affective aspects.

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  1. School of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Gregor Lomas

  2. Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

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  3. School of Education, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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Lomas, G., Grootenboer, P., Attard, C. (2012). The Affective Domain and Mathematics Education. In: Perry, B., Lowrie, T., Logan, T., MacDonald, A., Greenlees, J. (eds) Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2008–2011. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-970-1_3

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