FREE Math Attitude and Interest Survey for Elementary…

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Discover Your Students' Attitudes Toward Math with this Free Survey for Grades 2-5

This free Math Attitude and Interest Survey allows elementary school teachers to quickly evaluate their students' perspectives on math at the beginning and end of the school year. The survey contains over a dozen agree/disagree statements written at an early to late elementary reading level. Students simply reflect on their feelings about math by responding to each prompt. Teachers can use the results to understand potential negative outlooks and discuss changes over the course of the year. Compare responses without assuming that attitudes will improve. This one-page resource provides an efficient snapshot of class trends that guides instructional approaches. It's an easy tool to implement individually, in small groups, or with the whole class.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Teaching tips

Explain that students can answer honestly and that the survey is not graded for right or wrong answers.
Look across responses to decide which topics would be useful in a follow-up conversation.
Repeat the same survey later if you want to discuss how students’ feelings have changed.

Skills covered

Reflecting on feelings about mathematics
Expressing preferences and confidence
Discussing experiences with problem solving

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Are students expected to give a correct response, or share their honest opinion?

Each of the 16 statements asks students to mark Agree, Disagree, or I don't know based on their own honest reaction to items like 'Math is boring' or 'I use math every day'; there is no single correct response to look for.