ERIC Number: EJ1321455
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Publication Date: 2021-Aug
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Investigation of Prospective Preschool Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Ersen, Zeynep Bahar; Akin, Nimet; Karakus, Fatih
Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), v8 n2 p149-178 Aug 2021
Preschool teachers' beliefs about mathematics are crucial for qualified mathematical learning environments because children need to develop mathematical concepts based on their level of mathematical knowledge. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to determine prospective preschool teachers' beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning and to examine the effect of different variables on these beliefs. This research involved 884 prospective preschool teachers as the research sample at three state universities in Turkey. A belief Scale on mathematics teaching and learning was used as a data collection tool. The results showed that prospective teachers had positive beliefs about mathematics teaching. Moreover, there was a significant difference on prospective teachers' beliefs in accordance with grade levels. On the other hand, according to the type of prospective teachers' high school graduation, there was a significant difference in favor of prospective teachers who graduated from vocational high schools in the "mathematical learning" and "nature of mathematics" sub-scales of the scale.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, State Universities, Attitude Measures, Teacher Education Programs, High Schools, Vocational High Schools, Educational Background, Student Characteristics
Indonesia University of Education. Jl. Mayor Abdurachman No. 211, Sumedang, Jawa Barat, 45322, Indonesia. Web site: https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/mimbar/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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