Table 1.

Central themes of the online questionnaire.

Themes	Specific themes or questions
A: Goals	(A1) goals that the student pursues in or through their mathematics education; (A2) challenges that the student faces in achieving their goals
B: Needs	(B1) What are the student’s needs in mathematics education? (B2) How can the student be supported in meeting those needs? (B3) What means does the student use to meet those needs?
C: Challenges & Problems	(C1) What challenges/problems does the student face when learning mathematics? (C2) What strategies does the student use to overcome these challenges/problems?
D: Joys	(D1) What does the student enjoy most about learning mathematics? (D2) What means are there to maintain or increase this enjoyment of learning mathematics?
E: Fears	(E1) What is the student most afraid of in mathematics lessons or when learning mathematics? (E2) What can be done to reduce this fear in mathematics lessons or when learning mathematics?
F: Feelings & Emotions	(F1) What emotions does the student display when learning mathematics? (F2) How do these emotions manifest themselves?