An investigation on the effect of department and years spent in program on pre-service teachers’ mathematics

Bu çalışmanın amacı, bölüm ve programda geçen yıl süresinin öğretmen adaylarının matematik öğretimine yönelik yeterlik inançlarına etkisinin incelenmesidir. Çalışma ABD’den ilköğretim ve ortaöğretim matematik öğretmenliği programlarına kayıtlı 318 öğretmen adayıyla yapılmıştır. Öğretmen adaylarının yeterlik inançlarını ölçmek için Matematik Öğretimi Yeterlik Ölçeği (MTEBI; Enochs, Smith, & Huinker, 2000) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular göstermektedir ki bölüm ve programda geçen sürenin öğretmen adaylarının kişisel matematik öğretimi yeterlik inancı puanlarına anlamlı bir etkisi vardır. Ayrıca, bölüm ve programda geçen sürenin öğretmen adaylarının matematik öğretiminde sonuç beklenti puanlarına anlamlı etkisi bulunmamıştır. Bulgular tartışılmış ve öğretmen eğitimcileri için öğretimde kullanılacak önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Bölüm ve programda geçen yıl süresinin öğretmen adaylarının matematik öğretimine yönelik yeterlik inançlarına etkisinin incelenmesi

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of department and years spent in program on elementary and secondary mathematics pre-service teachers’ mathematics teaching efficacy beliefs. The study was conducted with 318 pre-service teachers enrolled in elementary and secondary mathematics teacher education programs in the United States. The Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (MTEBI, Enochs, Smith, & Huinker, 2000) was used to measure the participants’ teaching efficacy beliefs. The results show that there was significant effect of department and years spent in the department on pre-service teachers’ personal mathematics teaching efficacy scores. No significant effect of the department and years spent in the department of mathematics teaching outcome expectancy scores was observed. The results were discussed and teaching ideas for teacher educators were suggested

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