eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2015-12-19 3 12B 6 10 10.12691/education-3-12B-2 EDUCATION2015312B2 article Akulenko I. A. akulenkoira@mail.ru 1 Vasilenko I. O. 2 Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, Cherkasy, Ukraine Cherkasy Medical College, Cherkasy, Ukraine The article highlights one of the methods of measuring cognitive interest of the secondary schoolchildren in learning Mathematics and the results of its practical application. As a result of questioning pupils, there have been differentiated the factors influencing the interest in learning Mathematics. They are: understanding the course material, the complexity of the course material, the duration of mastering the uniform course material, the amount of the course material. It has been found out that the interest tends to spread from a teacher to a student, or from a student who displays a genuine interest to other students. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/3/12B/2/education-3-12B-2.pdf cognitive interest training course materials mathematics student teacher result