Name: _______________________
Mathematics Interest Survey
2010/2011
Directions: Please circle the most appropriate response.
1.
This is how I feel about math.
a. Enjoy it
b. Is okay
c. I don’t like it
d. Other
2.
This is how I feel about being called on to answer a question in math.
a. I like to answer questions and get feedback to see if I’m right or wrong
b. I like answering questions
c. It doesn’t bug me if I get called on or not
d. I dislike begin called on to answer questions
e. I dislike being called on to answer questions about math
3.
This is how I feel about working alone in math class.
a. I like it and get more work done
b. I don’t care if I work by myself or in a group
c. I dislike working by myself. I would rather work in a group
4.
How often to I do math homework?
a. Never, I finish it in class
b. Never, I don’t want to do homework
c. Sometimes
d. Whenever it’s assigned
e. Regularly to prepare for tests
f. I need a lot of help to complete it
5.
This is how I feel about having someone help me with math
a. I don’t mind getting help from a teacher, peer or parent
b. I don’t mind getting help from a teacher
c. I don’t mind getting help from a peer
d. I don’t mind getting help from a parent
e. I don’t like getting help from anyone, even if I need it
6.
This is how I feel about helping someone else in math.
a. Enjoy it
b.
c.
d.
Doesn’t bother me to help or not help someone
I don’t want to help someone
I don’t want to help someone because I don’t feel like I know math well enough
7.
This is how I feel about learning something new in math
a. YEAH! Not the same old boring stuff
b. I enjoy learning new things in math
c. Doesn’t bother me to learn something new or not
d. I don’t want to learn anything new. I know enough math
8.
This is how I feel about addition and subtraction
a. It is easy and I understand it
b. It is fairly easy but I am still working on it
c. I don’t mind it
d. I don’t like it. It does not make sense to me
9.
This is how I feel about using manipulatives
a. I like using them. It makes math more fun
b. I like it. It makes math easier to understand
c. I don’t like it. They take up too much time
d. I don’t like them, I don’t even know how to use them
e. Other
10. This is how I feel about playing games in math
a. Enjoy playing any type of game
b. I enjoy playing math games. It is a different thing to do in math
c. I don’t mind if we do or don’t play games
d. I don’t like playing games because they are boring
e. I don’t like playing games because they take too long
11. This is how I feel about explaining how I solve problems (using the math process)
a. I like it because it helps me show the teacher I know how to do things
b. I like it because it makes me check to see if I answered the questions correctly
c. I don’t care if I have to explain my answer
d. I don’t like explaining how I solved the problem. I don’t get this math anyways
e. I don’t like explaining how I solved the problem. It takes up too much time.
12. Which setting do you like to learn math in. Order them 1-4, 1 being the most preferred, 4 being the least.
a. Whole class
b. Small group
c. One on One
d.
e.
By Myself
With a partner