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Teaching Practices that Develop Positive Attitudes towards Mathematics among Joint First Year Students at the Saudi Electronic University

This study seeks to identify attitudes towards mathematics and teaching practices that develop positive attitudes towards mathematics among students of the joint first year at the Saudi Electronic University, from the students’ perspective. The validity and reliability of the instruments were confirmed. The scale of attitudes toward mathematics was applied to (489) In addition to that, (202) were interviewed to identify the teaching practices that develop positive attitudes towards mathematics. The study has found that the attitudes of joint first year students towards mathematics was neutral. It also found that all teaching practices included in the interview had a high approval rate by the students. The study recommendations highlighted the importance of professional development for teachers to master these teaching practices and encourage them to utilize them in their teaching.