Positive changes in affective variables: Two-round action research in Hungary and Romania

International audienceThe author of this paper is a mathematics teacher in Romania, and she is interested in students' motivation and attitude towards mathematics. Teachers face challenges in the online learning environment, such as fewer direct social interactions, one of the effects of which is a reduced possibility of motivation. In collaboration with two academic experts and another teacher from Hungary, the research group sought answers to these challenges. In two-round action research, the impact of problem-posing on motivation was investigated. Informed by the experience of the other teacher in the first round, the author redesigned the second round, with more emphasis on emotional factors. The author argues that problem-posing can be successfully adapted during online learning, and by incorporating interpersonal interactions into the problem-posing process, the reduced motivational effect observed in online learning can be compensated