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Mathematics Anxiety and Beliefs of Turkish Pre-service Elementary Teachers

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between pre-service elementary teachers’ mathematics teaching beliefs and mathematics anxiety. The participants of the study consist of 96 pre-service elementary teachers from a department of primary education in a state university in Turkey during the 2010-2011 spring term. Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale: Short Version and Beliefs about Teaching Mathematics Scale were used as the measuring instruments. The results reveal that pre-service elementary teachers’ scores on beliefs about teaching mathematics were high whereas mathematics anxiety levels were low in general. The correlations between the sub-scales of the MARS-SV and child-centeredness beliefs are not significant at the 0.05 level. As a result, some recommendations concerning the situation and future research were made.

Source: Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education

DOI: 10.12973/eurasia.2016.1418a

Authors: Figen Uysal, Yüksel Dede

Institutions: Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, Gazi University

Language: English

Topic: Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2587985449

FWCI: 1.898

Cites: 51

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10