Estudio acerca de los factores que influyen en la pérdida de interés hacia las matemáticas en los estudiantes del colegio Filipense de la ciudad de San Juan de Pasto, Colombia

Abstract

Thispaper presents the resultsofan investigation ofthe gradual lossofinterest inmathematicsof163 studentsof the ColegioFilipense “NuestraSeñora de la Esperanza” ofthe city ofSanJuan dePasto(Nariño). Data were collectedusing a Likert questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Finally, it was concluded that the lossofinterest inthis subjectis due to severalreasons: the gradual disappearanceof play andlearning activitiesinbasic educationhad a greaterpresence, lack of motivation activities on the partof the professorandlittle relationtothestudentsof secondary educationarethe topics coveredin math classwith daily life.

Keywords

• Attitude in mathematics
• Social influences
• Motivation