Frustrated and helpless - sources and consequences of students’ negative deactivating emotions in university mathematics

Robin Göller; Lara Gildehaus

Frustrated and helpless - sources and consequences of students’ negative deactivating emotions in university mathematics

Robin Göller
, Lara Gildehaus

Professorship of Empirical Educational Research in Mathematics Didactics

University of Paderborn

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11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In this paper, we try to systematize and to explain different types and sources of frustrations which arise in the transition from school to university with Pekrun’s control-value theory. Empirical basis are problem-centered interviews with 21 mathematics students during their first year of study at university. The results show that a low action-outcome control can be considered as the main source of frustrations, but also that the importance of certain values should not be underestimated. In particular, the consideration of consequences of frustrations allows new approaches to explain phenomena known in higher mathematics education, such as the copying of exercises or a devaluation of mathematical contents, which are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021 : Volume 2: Research Reports (A-G)
Editors	Maitree Inprasitha , Narumon Changsri, Nisakorn Boonsena
Number of pages	8
Volume	2
Place of Publication	Khon Kaen
Publisher	Thailand Society of Mathematics Education
Publication date	2021
Pages	321-328
ISBN (Print)	9786169383017
ISBN (Electronic)	978-616-93830-1-7
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	The 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education - digital, Khon Kaen, Thailand Duration: 19.07.2021 → 22.07.2021 Conference number: 44 https://pme44.kku.ac.th/home/

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Research areas and keywords

Didactics of Mathematics

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Mathematics (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Education

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Göller, R., & Gildehaus, L. (2021). Frustrated and helpless - sources and consequences of students’ negative deactivating emotions in university mathematics. In M. Inprasitha , N. Changsri, & N. Boonsena (Eds.), Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021: Volume 2: Research Reports (A-G) (Vol. 2, pp. 321-328). (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; Vol. 2). Thailand Society of Mathematics Education. https://www.igpme.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PME44_Proceedings_final.zip

Göller, Robin ; Gildehaus, Lara. / Frustrated and helpless - sources and consequences of students’ negative deactivating emotions in university mathematics. Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021: Volume 2: Research Reports (A-G) . editor / Maitree Inprasitha ; Narumon Changsri ; Nisakorn Boonsena. Vol. 2 Khon Kaen : Thailand Society of Mathematics Education, 2021. pp. 321-328 (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education).

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Göller, R & Gildehaus, L 2021, Frustrated and helpless - sources and consequences of students’ negative deactivating emotions in university mathematics. in M Inprasitha , N Changsri & N Boonsena (eds), Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021: Volume 2: Research Reports (A-G) . vol. 2, Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, vol. 2, Thailand Society of Mathematics Education, Khon Kaen, pp. 321-328, The 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of
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Frustrated and helpless - sources and consequences of students’ negative deactivating emotions in university mathematics. / Göller, Robin; Gildehaus, Lara.
Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021: Volume 2: Research Reports (A-G) . ed. / Maitree Inprasitha ; Narumon Changsri; Nisakorn Boonsena. Vol. 2 Khon Kaen: Thailand Society of Mathematics Education, 2021. p. 321-328 (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; Vol. 2).

Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Frustrated and helpless - sources and consequences of students’ negative deactivating emotions in university mathematics

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