scholarly journals The Effect of Pre-service Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematics Teaching-Learning on Their Mathematics Teaching Anxiety

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Peker ◽  
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Mustafa Ulu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Beliefs About Mathematics ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Teaching Anxiety ◽  
Teaching Learning

scholarly journals A National Comparison of Pre-service Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs about Mathematics: The case of Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (193) ◽  
Author(s):  
Derya Çelik ◽  
Zeynep Medine Özmen ◽  
Serhat Aydın ◽  
Mustafa Güler ◽  
Osman Birgin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Beliefs About Mathematics ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
National Comparison

scholarly journals Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs about Inquiry-based Learning after a Professional Development Course–An International Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Maass ◽  
Malcolm Swan ◽  
Anna-Maria Aldorf
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
International Study ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Development Course

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a more student-centered approach to mathematics teaching that is recommended by many policy and curriculum documents across Europe. However, it is not easy for teachers to change from a more teacher-centered way of teaching to inquiry-based teaching as this involves a change of their role in class. Professional development courses are one way to help teachers with this endeavor. Within the discussion of effective professional development, beliefs are often named as an important influencing factor. In this respect, much research has been carried out on how beliefs on mathematics teaching impact the outcomes of the course. However, there has been much less research on what beliefs mathematics teachers develop on inquiry-based learning and how this might impact their (perceived) classroom teaching. Therefore, this paper presents an international research study carried out within the European Project Primas, in which professional development courses on inquiry-based learning were conducted in 12 countries. Using the case-study approach, this paper aims at answering the following questions: 1. What kind of beliefs about IBL do mathematics teachers across Europe develop? 2. How do these beliefs relate to teachers’ perceived enactments of IBL?

scholarly journals In-Service Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching, Learning and Nature of Mathematics and Their Mathematics Teaching Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Nahil Aljaberi ◽  
Eman Gheith
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Mathematics ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Beliefs About Teaching ◽  
Nature Of Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Mathematics Teaching Practices

The aim of this study is four fold: (a) to investigate the beliefs of elementary (grades 1-3) and middle school (4-6 grades) math teachers about teaching, learning and nature of mathematics; (b) to explore their teaching practices of mathematics; (c) to study the impact of their educational qualifications, years of experience, major on their beliefs toward teaching, learning and nature of mathematics, and; (d) to explore the relationship between their beliefs about teaching learning and nature of mathematics and their teaching practices. Data were collected using two questionnaires: the Math Teacher Beliefs Scale and the Mathematics Teaching Practices Scale. The study sample consisted of 101 teachers who teach in 11 private schools located in Amman, Jordan. The result of this study showed that teachers’ beliefs towards teaching and learning mathematics are more inclined towards being constructive or mixed in between. It was also concluded that the teaching practices lean towards constructivism. There were no significant differences attributed to years of experience, academic level, major, or at what stage they teach, whether it revolves around the their beliefs towards teaching and learning mathematics or towards teaching practices (from teachers’ perspective). The study results revealed a statistically significant correlation between what the teachers believe and what teaching practices they put into use.

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