"Creature" Teachers "Monster" Mathematicians: Students' Views about Mathematicians and Their Stated Attitudes to Mathematics

Autor/inn/en	Hatisaru, Vesife; Murphy, Carol
Titel	"Creature" Teachers "Monster" Mathematicians: Students' Views about Mathematicians and Their Stated Attitudes to Mathematics
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 7 (2019) 3, S.215-221 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2147-611X
Schlagwörter	Mathematics; Professional Personnel; Mathematics Instruction; Student Attitudes; Secondary School Students; Secondary School Mathematics; Mathematics Teachers; Freehand Drawing; Portraiture; Foreign Countries; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Visualization; Turkey (Ankara) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematik; Personalbestand; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Sekundarschüler; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Drawing; Zeichnen; Abbildung; Ausland; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Visualisation; Visualisierung
Abstract	The present study aimed to examine lower secondary students? images of mathematics comprised of stated attitudes to and perceived needs for mathematics, and their views about mathematicians and their work. A group of 1284 lower secondary students drew a picture of mathematicians and described their drawings. The students? drawings fell into two distinct groups: drawings where students depicted a mathematician at work, and drawings where students depicted a mathematician as a mathematics teacher. In both cases students drew both negative ("creature" or "monster") depictions and positive ("smiley") depictions. This article presents the data on "creature" teachers or "monster" mathematicians in relation to the students? stated attitudes to mathematics. Trends that emerged for this sample suggested that more students who represented creature teachers disliked mathematics or had mixed feelings related to the need to learn mathematics. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya, 42090, Turkey. e-mail: ijermst@gmail.com; Web site: http://ijemst.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01