The STAR Reflective Growth Cycle: An Integrative Framework Linking Growth Mindset, Mathematics Anxiety, and Fraction Numeracy in Elementary Teacher Education.

Mathematics anxiety and limited understanding of fractions remain persistent challenges in elementary teacher education, often constraining conceptual learning and instructional confidence. Addressing these challenges requires learning frameworks that integrate cognitive, affective, and reflective p...

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Publicado en:Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 807 - 829
Autores principales: Nasiruddin, Fathimah Az Zahra, Nusantara, Toto, Hidayanto, Erry, Hidayah, Indriati Nurul, Indrawati, Nenny
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Publicado: Universiti Putra Malaysia Apr2026
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          Nasiruddin, Fathimah Az Zahra
          Nusantara, Toto
          Hidayanto, Erry
          Hidayah, Indriati Nurul
          Indrawati, Nenny
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          S3 Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Cakrawala No.5, Sumbersari, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang, 65145 Jawa Timur, Indonesia
          S3 Ilmu Pendidikan, Univeritas Negeri Makassar, Jl. A. P. Pettarani, Tidung, Kec. Rappocini, Kota Makassar, 90222 Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia
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        Math anxiety
        Numeracy
        Reflective learning
        Mixed methods research
        Cognitive development
        Elementary school teaching
        Student teachers
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          Math anxiety
          Numeracy
          Reflective learning
          Mixed methods research
          Cognitive development
          Elementary school teaching
          Student teachers
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        Elementary teacher education
        fraction numeracy
        growth mindset
        mathematics anxiety
        reflective self-assessment
      ab: Mathematics anxiety and limited understanding of fractions remain persistent challenges in elementary teacher education, often constraining conceptual learning and instructional confidence. Addressing these challenges requires learning frameworks that integrate cognitive, affective, and reflective processes. This study examines the relationships among growth mindset, mathematics anxiety, and fraction numeracy within the framework of the STAR Reflective Growth Cycle, an integrative reflective learning framework for pre-service elementary teachers. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed involving 71 pre-service teachers. Quantitative data were collected using a growth mindset scale, a mathematics anxiety scale, and a fraction numeracy test. Qualitative data were obtained through structured self-assessment reflections aligned with the four-STAR phases: self-awareness, take action, analysis and self-assessment, and rise and growth. The results indicate that a growth mindset is positively associated with fraction numeracy and negatively associated with mathematics anxiety. Regression analysis further shows that a growth mindset significantly predicts fraction numeracy performance, accounting for 35.9% of the variance. These relationships should be interpreted as associative rather than causal, consistent with the correlational design of the study. Qualitative findings reveal a gradual shift from anxiety and avoidance toward reflective persistence, strategic engagement, and increased confidence across the STAR phases. These findings provide interpretive insight into participants' experiences rather than evidence of causal impact. Overall, the findings suggest the potential relevance of structured reflective learning frameworks that integrate belief, emotion, and self-assessment in understanding numeracy development within elementary teacher education.
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