THE INFLUENCE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND MATHEMATICS MOTIVATION TOWARDS STUDENTS' ATTITUDES OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION STUDENTS

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of learning environment and mathematics motivation towards student’s attitude of mathematics education students. The study is quantitative research that utilizes descriptive-correlational approach. A sample of 150 randomly selected mathematics major students that was identified using stratified random sampling answered the surveys on the three variables. Results showed that the level of learning environment, mathematics motivation, and students’ attitude are all high in level. Results also revealed that there is significant relationship between learning environment and students’ attitude Likewise, there was also a significant relationship between mathematics motivation and attitude of the students. Moreover, results showed that domains of learning environment, which are the classroom involvement and personal relevance can significantly influence students’ attitude towards mathematics. Finally, it was revealed that domains of mathematics motivation, which are the intrinsic value, attainment value, and self-regulation can significantly have influenced the attitudes of the respondents. Results implied that the variables are significant in improving the attitudes of mathematics major students. Keywords: Learning Environment, Mathematics Motivation, Students’ Attitudes, Mathematics Major Students, Descriptive-Correlational Approach