We welcome Christy Scott back to Research Bites, noting that she is only the second student teacher to make two appearances during her PGCE. Congratulations, Christy!

For her second assignment, Christy was keen to find out what strategies she could put in place in her primary school classroom to try and foster a more positive, motivated attitude towards maths in her pupils. A keen advocate of maths herself, Christy was sad to find that her pupils didn't share her enthusiasm, that maths anxiety was a significant issue for her pupils, and that there was a significant gender gap in pupils' feelings about the subject.

Following a review of the literature, Christy settled on the use of play to help modify her pupils' feelings about maths while also improving their knowledge.

Thanks to Christy for joining us again to share her research!

Finally, don't forward that you can watch this discussion in video form by going to the Professional Learning with the Cardiff Partnership channel at www.youtube.com/@cardiffpartnership

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Recorded in studio B0.17 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 27th June 2023.