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dc.contributor.advisorGabriella, Óturai
dc.contributor.advisorSarah, Martiny
dc.contributor.authorDalvik, Johanne Sofie
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T08:05:22Z
dc.date.available2023-07-11T08:05:22Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-13
dc.description.abstractIt is important to uncover attitudes and perceptions about mathematics, especially since attitudes can play a part when students choose to, or not to continue with mathematical studies. The “Draw a mathematician test” (DAMT) has been utilized to assess the perceptions of mathematicians, but not many have addressed the connections between a negative perception of mathematicians and a negative attitude towards mathematics. Data was collected in the autumn of 2022; 54 Norwegian 5th graders completed the DAMT and a questionnaire about attitudes toward mathematics. A correlation analysis showed non-significant and small correlations between stereotypical drawings of mathematican in the DAMT and attitudes towards mathematics. To investigate what characteristics are specific for the stereotype of mathematicians we used journalists as a control profession. An ANOVA showed no significant difference between the personal characteristics of the different professionals, but there was a significant difference in the drawn surroundings between the two professions. Lastly, previous DAMT studies point to most mathematicians being drawn as men, especially when drawn by boys. An ANOVA showed that the only significant predictor for the gender of the drawn person was the gender of the child. This could indicate a change in the perception of mathematics as a male profession, and future studies should investigate if this is the case. The results of this study encourage caution with use and interpretation of the DAMT to determine stereotypical perceptions and suggest that the DAMT should not be used as a tool to measure attitudes towards mathematics.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/29613
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDPSY-2901
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Sosial- og arbeidspsykologi: 263en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Social and occupational psychology: 263en_US
dc.titleStereotypes and Mathematics: A Quantitative Approach to the Draw a Mathematician Testen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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