Enhancing interest in research activities in mathematics students in teacher training universities

Abstract

The article looks into the issue of developing an interest in mathematics students’ research activities in the teacher training universities. The study is dedicated to the feasibility of involving the 5E Instructional Model to the organization of students’ scientific research during the workshop on the Approximation Theory and Fourier Series. The research considers the results of the survey among students who helped to evaluate their emotional state during the workshop. To collect the data we used the tool of express evaluation of positive and negative emotionality the Differential Emotion Scale. The article discusses the positive influence of the environment developed through the 5E Instructional Model on students’ emotional state and forming their interest in scientific research while organizing workshop classes. We have grounds to conclude that there is the efficiency of implementing workshops based on the 5E Instructional Model. The index reduction of students’ negative emotions encouraged their activity during the workshop and the improvement of interest in research activities.