Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of the Concept of Fraction Using the Word Association Test

Autor/in	Tastepe, Mehtap
Titel	Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of the Concept of Fraction Using the Word Association Test
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of Education and Training, 9 (2023) 1, S.15-22 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tastepe, Mehtap)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	None
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Mathematics Teachers; Mathematical Concepts; Fractions; Associative Learning; Association Measures; Knowledge Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bruchrechnung; Wissensbasis
Abstract	In this study, it is aimed to examine the perceptions of the mathematics teacher candidates regarding the concept of fraction. 32 teacher candidates participated in the research carried out in the screening model. The word association test was used as a data collection tool and the obtained data were analyzed by content analysis method. According to the results of the analysis, it is seen that the perceptions of teacher candidates regarding the concept of fraction are mostly concentrated in the themes of meanings of fractions, operations in fractions, and representation of fractions. In addition, the themes of numbers, notation, and other mathematical topics in which it is used are other themes that emerged. It was seen that the teacher candidates expressed the quotient meaning at most, they did not mention the percent meaning. It was seen that they mostly expressed the addition operation in fractions and the type of compound fraction. As a result, it is seen that pre-service teachers' perceptions about the concept of fraction are limited. Pre-service teachers can be given a more comprehensive and relational education on the concept of fraction. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01