Influence of Teacher-Student Relationships on Mathematics Problem-Solving

Authors

  • Louida Penera Patac Surigao State College of Technology
  • Adriano, Jr. Villarosa Patac Surigao State College of Technology
  • Shiela Gales Alegria National High School, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/ijeme.v6i1.20186

Keywords:

Affective skills, Colaizzi method, Exploratory factor analysis, Mathematics problem-solving, Phenomenology, Social skills

Abstract

Literatures revealed that the cognitive and affective components are the factors affecting problem solving. In this article we identified factors considered by the students in learning mathematical problem solving. Using a descriptive phenomenological research we explored the lived experiences of forty-five (45) student’s in solving a mathematics problem. Following the Colaizzi method for data analysis, four themes emerged: emotions and self- efficacy as affective factors, and group learning activity and teacher- student relationship as social factors. Sixty items from these four themes were further explored in using an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) for a new set of 200 students. These four-factor structures of the student’s experiences in mathematics problem solving explained 66% of the variance in the pattern of relationships among the items. All four-factor structures had high reliabilities (all at or above Cronbach’s α > .904). The study exemplified that teacher- student interaction relationship during learning activities, which is a social factor, provides the highest correlated factor that influences the mathematical performance of the students.

Author Biographies

Louida Penera Patac, Surigao State College of Technology

I am curently the Dean of College of Arts and Sciences at Surgao State College of Technology

Adriano, Jr. Villarosa Patac, Surigao State College of Technology

An Associate Professor under the College of Teacher Education at Surgao State College of Technology

Shiela Gales, Alegria National High School, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

A Math Teacher at Alegria National High School, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

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2022-10-31

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Patac, L. P., Patac, A. J. V., & Gales, S. (2022). Influence of Teacher-Student Relationships on Mathematics Problem-Solving. International Journal on Emerging Mathematics Education, 6(1), 41–50. https://doi.org/10.12928/ijeme.v6i1.20186

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