As the ability to gain behaviors related to mathematics forms the basis for
applying mathematics, the role of mathematics is gradually increasing. It is
known that gaining these behaviors continues from pre-school education to all
levels of higher education, thus the increase in the importance of mathematics
increases the importance of mathematics teaching. With the foundation of the
mathematics laid in elementary school, there are tasks for class teachers to
make students truly love mathematics and help them understand it. For this
reason, in this study, it is aimed to determine classroom teachers' views on
teaching mathematics. This study, in which phenomenological pattern is used,
has been realized with the participation of class teachers working in the
schools affiliated to Erzurum province center. The data of the study which was
carried out with a total of five teachers were collected with semi-structured
interviews and analyzed descriptively. Each of the interviewed teachers stated
that they felt math anxiety at some stage of their education life and that it
was teacher-based. In addition, classroom teachers, who have emphasized that
primary school students should learn in a concrete way and mostly by doing and
experiencing, have mentioned that these possibilities are inadequate in village
schools. They also pointed out that the family support is lacking and that the
curriculum is noteworthy for students and families living in the city center,
but that this is rarely achieved in village schools. The class teachers, who
indicated that the mathematics courses they had attended during their
undergraduate education were appropriate in theory but insufficient for
implementation, have suggested that mathematics instruction courses should be
more productive.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | December 15, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 |