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This study has two major purposes. First to investigate factors which have a relationship to excellent and low grades in mathematics. Second to demonstrate how drawing method works with research of children’s conceptions. Previous studies have showed that some factor or factors have an effect on good or low grades in mathematics but there is no study, where factors are listed to factors of excelled achieved pupil or low achieved pupil. The other main purpose is to define, what kind of research method drawing method is and how it can be used in research of children’s conclusions and thoughts. With drawing method, it’s possible to produce unique content, which can’t be produced with other methods, for a research. Data for this study were collected with literature review. Literature was collected from databases of Helsinki university library and Google Scholar search engine. When there wasn’t an electronic material available, handbooks and other literature of Helsinki university library collections were used. Most used keywords were mathematics, mathematic achievement, grade, drawing method and visual method. Results of the study suggest that there are factors which have a relationship with excellent grades and low grades in mathematics. These factors are usually opposite to each other’s. Factors are pupil’s approach, temperament, emotions about mathematics, gender, month of birth, socioeconomic background and social role in classroom. Although gender has a contradictory relationship with grades in mathematics. The other main result was that drawing method is usable way to research pupils’ ideas and conclusions. Drawing method as a research method is easy way for children to show their thoughts. Children usually enjoy drawing and they don’t need to have very advanced verbal skills. That’s why it’s usable way to research children’s ideas of, for example, well achieved and low achieved pupil in mathematics.