ERIC Number: EJ1460778
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-1386-4416
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1820
Available Date: 2024-05-09
A Mixed Method Quasi-Experimental Study on Transforming Preservice Teachers' Mathematics Anxiety and Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Osman Cil1; Ahmet Oguz Akcay2
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, v28 n1 p179-209 2025
The main purpose of this study was to explore the effects of two college-level mathematics courses on preservice elementary teachers' mathematics anxiety and mathematics teaching self-efficacy beliefs. For this purpose, a quasi-experimental study was implemented on two college-level mandatory mathematics teaching methods courses that were specifically designed based on Bandura's (1977) self-efficacy expectations theory. The findings of the study revealed a statistically significant difference between the beliefs of participants in the control and intervention groups for mathematics teaching self-efficacy after the intervention process, and a statistically significant change was found on the preservice elementary teachers' mathematics anxiety and mathematics teaching self-efficacy beliefs within the intervention group. Moreover, qualitative exploration revealed the important aspects of this change as being pedagogical and emotional transformation, in which the intervention process helped the preservice teachers to develop a positive attitude and a better understanding towards mathematics and its teaching. Creation of discussions around preservice teachers' previous mathematics related experiences and helping preservice teachers to succeed at challenging mathematical tasks could help teacher educators design more effective mathematics teaching courses on decreasing mathematics anxiety and increasing mathematics teaching self-efficacy.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Required Courses, Intervention, Attitude Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Kirsehir Ahi Evran University, School of Elementary Education, Kirsehir, Türkiye; 2Eskisehir Osmangazi University, School of Elementary Education, Eskisehir, Türkiye