Preservice Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs about the Nature of Teaching and Learning Mathematics

Kayan R., HASER Ç., ISIKSAL BOSTAN M.

EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, cilt.38, sa.167, ss.179-195, 2013 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 167
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.179-195
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Preservice teachers, mathematics related beliefs
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Mathematics related beliefs filter preservice and inservice teachers' experiences of the nature of, teaching, and learning and shape their teaching. Preservice teachers' beliefs also indicate the effectiveness of teacher education programs. Preservice mathematics teachers' beliefs about the nature of, teaching, and learning were investigated in this study through a Mathematics Related Beliefs Scale developed for the study. The scale was implemented to 584 third and 4th year preservice elementary mathematics teachers from 10 universities. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that preservice teachers' mathematics related beliefs significantly differed based on gender favoring female participants. Analysis revealed no difference based on year level in the program and the combination of gender-year level. Preservice teachers' belief systems included both traditional and constructivist belief clusters (Green, 1971).