Abstract

• The major purpose of this study was to investigate different factors that affect the attitudes and learning environment perceptions of high school mathematics students. For the purpose of measuring students’ perceptions of learning environment, it was observed that the better the students’ perceptions of learning environment, the higher the students’ mathematical attitudes would be. Quantitative approaches were used in this study. A total of 629 Grade 10 students from six selected schools in Yangon and Ayeyarwaddy regions were participated in this study. As the research instruments, What is Happening In This Class Questionnaire (WIHIC) and Test of Mathematics Related Attitudes Questionnaire (TOMRA) defined by Fraser (2007) were used in this research. Subjects were evaluated using the What Is Happening In This Class Questionnaire (WIHIC) and Test of Mathematics Related Attitudes Questionnaire (TOMRA) including 49 items to assess high school students’ perceptions of mathematics learning environment. In this research, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used. As a result of this study, it was found that the female students have better perceptions of mathematics learning environment than male students. It can be observed that there was significant difference in the students’ perceptions of learning environment between schools. And then, students were different in their perceptions of learning environment between Yangon and Ayeyarwaddy Region. There were also significant difference in the students’ perceptions of learning environment and mathematical attitudes according to their combinations. It can be concluded that student’s perceptions of learning environment were positively related with their mathematical attitudes.