TY - T1 - Young learners' mathematics-related affect : A commentary on concepts, methods, and developmental trends SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/300400 T3 - A1 - Hannula, Markku S. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - This article is a commentary for the special issue on affect and mathematics in young children, written from the perspective of research on affect in mathematics education. The studies in this special issue focus on the individual learners' affective traits and use primarily surveys as the method. The most common type of affect is emotions, but some studies do examine student beliefs and motivation. The analysis of concept definitions and operationalizations identified some inconsistencies betwe... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Affect; Anxiety; Early learning; Mathematics education; 516 Educational sciences N1 - PP - ER -