FREE Maths Attitude and Interest Survey for Elementary Students (Grades 2-5)

A checklist survey gauges elementary students' attitudes toward maths using sixteen agree/disagree statements.

An educational teaching resource from Beyond Traditional Math entitled FREE Maths Attitude and Interest Survey for Elementary Students (Grades 2-5) downloadable at Teach Simple.

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Year groups: Years 4–6
Pages: 1
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Feb 21, 2024

Topic: Maths Attitude, Student Survey
Resource types: Word Problems, Assessments, Teacher Tools, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Discover Your Students' Attitudes Toward Maths with this Free Survey for Grades 2-5\nThis free Maths Attitude and Interest Survey allows elementary school teachers to quickly evaluate their students' perspectives on maths 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 maths by responding to each prompt. Teachers can use the results to understand potential negative outlooks and chart positive growth over the course of the year. Comparing the initial and end-of-year surveys often reveals encouraging improvements in students' confidence with numbers. 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

Administer this survey at the start of a unit or school year, then again later, to track shifts in student attitude over time.
Because the 16 statements probe different angles (confidence, enjoyment, anxiety, everyday use), look for patterns across a student's answers rather than reading any single statement alone.
Use the quick 'I love maths!' vs. 'Yeah, not so much' choice on the cover as a fast whole-class temperature check before assigning the full 16-statement survey.

Skills covered

Formative attitude assessment — teachers use the 16 agree/disagree statements to identify maths anxiety, disengagement, or overconfidence early, before planning instruction.
Student self-reflection — students consider and mark their own honest reaction to statements spanning confidence, enjoyment, and everyday maths use.

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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 'Maths is boring' or 'I use maths every day'; there is no single correct response to look for.

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Core concepts

Maths attitude and anxiety
Growth mindset self-reflection

Topics

Maths Attitude Student Survey Maths Confidence

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