Weekly Mathematics Learning Journal

Name__________________________

Write on any topic each week using honest, direct, sincere responses.

During the semester try to write at least 2 or 3 complete sentences for each topic. Try to write or add to one topic each week. Date each entry. Use either positive or negative responses without concern for one being more acceptable than the other, instead focus on honest responses. Feel free to update your entries as your thinking progresses over the semester. Feel free to continue any responses on the back of any sheet. If you withdraw, please leave this in your professor's mailbox. The purpose of this journal is to be a line of communication with your professor and to provide data for improving instruction and curriculum in colleges. Your name will be removed from your responses before submission for data analysis.

Turn in every other week or as your professor asks.

_____ Some of my emotions about learning math include

( reason I take mathematics)

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Or why learning math is not important to me

Or I am not confident in learning math because

______ Estimate the total number of times you sought help with learning math during this semester from your professor _____; from the learning lab____; from other students_____; other_____.

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_____ How did you study your math this week?

_____ Has your typical way of studying changed during the semester?_____

In what ways, if it has?

__Have changes in your ways of studying math affected your attitudes, emotions, or success in math?___________ In what ways, if it has?

letter grade of ___________

_______ ability to help children with homework

_______ competence in math to support study of more math

_______ competence in math to gain understanding, insight, or skill

_______ competence in math to support learning in other subjects such as

sciences, economics, technology, computer science, engineering

_______ competence in math to support my career plans

_______ competence in math to gain favorable judgments of my ability from

others

_______ competence in math to support citizenship (like understanding

taxes, environmental issues, population growth, & city planning)

_______ other, please list

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_____problem solving

_____number sense development (like estimation & determining

_____ability to communicate using math ideas

_____competence in computation (like arithmetic procedures)

____ In order to focus my attention when I study math I

____ Activities, attitudes, feelings, or responsibilities that sometimes may

keep me from investing the time, energy, or effort to do my very best

in learning math may be (if there are any)

____ If I find that my motivation to study math is lagging and I want to

learn math then I

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At this time I do not foresee that this information will be used but it may be useful in this study in the future.

student characteristics:

check any that apply

age group ___18-21 ___22-27 ___28-40 ___over 40 yrs

___male ___female

___Hispanic ___African-American ___Anglo

___Asian ___other ethnic group, specify______

___special needs ___math anxiety ___test anxiety __irregular

attendance and

little homework

______excessive work hours for semester hours attempted

______extra family responsibilities

Thank you for your participation.

Sincerely,

Nancy C. Miller

Phone 223-4864

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