Examining the Relationship between Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers' Mathematical Thinking Level and Attitude towards Mathematics Courses

Autor/inn/en	Yildiz, Avni; Baltaci, Serdal; Kartal, Büsra
Titel	Examining the Relationship between Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers' Mathematical Thinking Level and Attitude towards Mathematics Courses
Quelle	In: Acta Didactica Napocensia, 13 (2020) 2, S.256-270 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2065-1430
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Preservice Teachers; Undergraduate Students; Mathematics Education; Positive Attitudes; Student Motivation; Career Choice; Thinking Skills; Problem Solving; Family Influence; Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Public Colleges; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Mathematics; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Mathematische Bildung; Schulische Motivation; Denkfähigkeit; Problemlösen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This study is correlational research and aims to investigate the relationship between pre-service mathematics teachers' mathematical thinking levels and attitudes for courses in mathematics. We also examined whether gender, reasons for career choice, and academic achievement lead to significant differences in pre-service teachers' attitudes and mathematical thinking levels. Participants are 109 senior pre-service mathematics teachers from three different state universities that have similar conditions. Participants are selected via convenience sampling. Seventy-nine of the participants are female, and 30 are male. "Attitude scale for courses in mathematics" and "Mathematical Thinking Scale" are used to collect data. Data were analyzed by using SPSS package program. Pre-service teachers are found to have moderate attitudes while their mathematical thinking levels are at a high-level in the sub-domains of higher-order thinking tendency, reasoning, and problem-solving and at a moderate level in the subdomain of mathematical thinking skill. Pre-service teachers' attitudes for courses in mathematics have a significant moderate relationship with higher order thinking tendency, and reasoning and have a significant and weak relationship with problem-solving. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01