Examination of opinions of elementary school students on Mathematics course in the COVID-19 pandemic process

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the opinions of elementary school students in COVID-19 pandemic process on mathematics course. The participants of the study were fifth-grade elementary school students enrolled at elementary schools affiliated with Northern Cyprus. In this study, the descriptive research and surveying methods were used. As a data collection tool, the questionnaire developed by the researchers in this study was used. As a result of the research, it was seen that the motivation of the teacher was not an important factor in students’ efforts to understand mathematics. In addition to this result, the motivation of the mathematics teacher to learn the class during the pandemic period did not affect the students’ private lessons. In addition, it was revealed that the teachers’ motivation for the students does not mean that the students will make more effort to understand the class, and that this is not a reason for students to take private lessons.