Field, James ColinSmith, Stephanie Ursula2017-08-232017-08-2320172017Smith, S. U. (2017). Understanding Math 10 Students’ Experiences of Struggle to Learn Mathematics (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28562http://hdl.handle.net/11023/4034Students have much to tell educators about their experiences of learning mathematics. Their experiences include struggles that may either be productive as they persevere to understand or destructive as they feel that learning is frustrating and painful. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding and new insights into how students struggle to learn math, the different ways that students struggle, and how this experience shapes how they respond to future encounters of difficulty, as well, as their attitude towards math. Six Math 10 students were interviewed using semi-structured questions. Students’ lived experiences were explored using interpretive methodology. Students spoke about their experiences of confusion, disconnection, encountering hidden rules, not understanding why, freezing on a test, and having to learn concepts that they found were irrelevant to their lives. These experiences may provide new insights and understandings of how teachers may better teach students.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Education--MathematicsEducation--SecondaryStruggleStudentExperienceMathematicsLearningUnderstandingSecondarymaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/28562