Basic emotions of primary school pupils in mathematics lessons

International audienceThe article describes and analyses theoretical and empirical materials the experienced emotions by pupils when learning mathematics in primary school and highlight the factors arousing emotions in learning mathematics in primary school. The article analyses the data obtained in empirical research on the emotions experienced by pupils during mathematics lessons in primary school. In questionnaires and semi-structured interviews pupils reveal what gave them positive emotions in mathematics lessons, as well as what made them experience negative emotions. According to the analysis of empirical data we highlighted the factors of learning mathematics in primary school which caused positive emotions