Theorizing and Measuring Affect in Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Chiara Andrà is Senior Researcher at the Technological Innovation and Science Department, Università del Piemonte Orientale (Italy). She teaches mathematics for the Bachelor Degree in Biology and mathematics education for the master degree in Sciences. Her research interests include: emotions in mathematics, social interactions in small group activities in the math classroom, the transition from secondary to tertiary education, and mathematics teacher education.Domenico Brunetto is Junior Researcher at the Mathematics Department, Politecnico di Milano (Italy), where he teaches calculus for the Bachelor Degree in Architecture and Innovative teaching skill for PhD students. His main research interests concern: distance and blended learning, with a special focus on MOOCs; the use of multimedia in classroom practices; interactions among students in small and large groups; real-life mathematical problems. His last research project was devoted to design and develop practices for teaching mathematics to young immigrants and to students with low socio-economic status. Francesca Martignone is Associate Professor at the Technological Innovation and Science Department, Università del Piemonte Orientale (Italy). She teaches mathematics for the Bachelor Degrees in Biology and in Chemistry, and mathematics education for the master degree in Sciences. She is involved in several programs for in-service mathematics teachers Professional Development. Her research interests include: problem solving, assessment, and mathematics teacher education.

• Part 1: theorising and measuring affect.- Introduction to the work of MAVI 25; Chiara Andrà and Francesca Martignone.- Collective chapter C; Maike Vollstedt, Ralf  Erens, Andreas Eichler, and Vesife Hatisaru.- Collective chapter B; Andrea Maffia, Jens-Oliver Krummenauer, and Boris Girnat.- Part 2: understanding students’ beliefs; Understanding beliefs, capturing beliefs and changing beliefs: theory and methods; Guenter Toerner, Andreas Eichler and Ralf Erens.- Comparing and contrasting personal meaning and value; Neruja Suriakuraman, Maike Vollstedt & Markku S. Hannula.- “[he] Has impaired vision due to overworking”: students’ views about mathematicians; Vesife Hatisaru.- Pupils’ beliefs about mathematical content thinking represented in photos from everyday life all over the world; Sabrina Blum.- How to design an activity that influences middle school students’ beliefs about mathematics as a discipline; Maria Kirstine Oestergaard.- Part 3: teachers’ beliefs.- Introduction to teachers’ beliefs and change; Chiara Andrà and Domenico Brunetto.- How large scale tests impact on teacher practice: an exploratory study on teachers’ attitudes; Federica Ferretti, Slivia Funghi and Francesca Martignone.- A clustering method for multiple-answer questions on pre-service primary teachers’ views of mathematics; Federica Ferretti, Alice Lemmo, Andrea Maffia, Simone Rossi Tisbeni.- Primary school teachers’ awareness of Learning opportunities related to statistical variation; Jens Oliver Krummenauer and Sebastian Kuntze.- Beliefs of teachers concerning teaching and learning with Digital technology in upper secondary level in mathematics; Joyce Peters-Dasdemir and Barbel Barzel.- Professional development of teacher educators, strategies for spreading innovations and connected beliefs; Ralf Erens.- Part 4: a focus on transition(s).- Introduction on transition issues; Chiara Andrà.- A multidimensional model of mathematics self-efficacy to analyse first-year students’ mathematical self-assessment, performance, and beliefs change; Boris Girnat.- Does the relationship between mathematics achievement and students’ self-concept change from primary to secondary school?; Elisa Caponera, Laura Palmerio, Stefania Pozio.- A massive phenomenon from a qualitative perspective; commentary by Francesca Gregorio.- A non-affective perspective; commentary by Francesca Martignone and Pier Luigi Ferrari.- The perspective of a tutor (and a teacher); commentary by Paola Landra.- Anonymous or not?; commentary by Chiara Andrà, Domenico Brunetto and Alessia Pini.- Part 5: cultural and multicultural perspectives.- Collective chapter A; Stefania Pozio, Maria Kirstine Østergaard, Sabrina Blum and Federica Ferretti.- Invited chapter on cultural beliefs; Silvia Funghi.- Experiences of empowerment in mathematics; Chiara Andrà and Domenico Brunetto.