A STUDY TO FIND SOME FACTORS AND CORRELATES: DO THE SCHOOL TEACHERS STILL HAVE MATHEMATICS CONSTERNATION? (Pages 01-12) by Mr. Parmod Kumar in THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SPECIALIST / ISSN: 2350-1499 (Online); 2350-0751 (Print)

This study aims to provide new evidence from Indian school teachers and to identify some correlations and factors associated with mathematics Consternation (MC). 960 Indian school teachers participated in this study. Data was collected using a Personal Information Form, Mathematics Consternation Scale, and Mathematics Attitude Scale. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 17.0 statistics program. It was revealed that the MC level of the participants was low, and the difference based on gender was not significant. Cross-sectional comparison indicated that freshmen were more inclined to have MC than the seniors. Based on self-reported perceptions, we found that there were significant differences related to mathematics. There was a tendency for participants with negative attitudes towards mathematics and low achievers to possess higher levels of MC. It was also found that there was a significant correlation among mathematics Consternation, mathematics achievement, and mathematics attitudes. This study will provide some guidance for the revision of course requirements and teaching strategies, and promotes collaboration between mathematics educators and counselors.his study aims to provide new evidence from Indian school teachers and to identify some correlations and factors associated with mathematics Consternation (MC). 960 Indian school teachers participated in this study. Data was collected using a Personal Information Form, Mathematics Consternation Scale, and Mathematics Attitude Scale. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 17.0 statistics program. It was revealed that the MC level of the participants was low, and the difference based on gender was not significant. Cross-sectional comparison indicated that freshmen were more inclined to have MC than the seniors. Based on self-reported perceptions, we found that there were significant differences related to mathematics. There was a tendency for participants with negative attitudes towards mathematics and low achievers to possess higher levels of MC. It was also found that there was a significant correlation among mathematics Consternation, mathematics achievement, and mathematics attitudes. This study will provide some guidance for the revision of course requirements and teaching strategies, and promotes collaboration between mathematics educators and counselors.Keywords: Mathematics Consternation, School teacher, Mathematics attitudes, Gender, Achievement.