Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Journal

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
& Issue

Volume 9, Issue 3


Published
on

July 23, 2018


Pages

513-535


DOI

Article

Sınıf Öğretmeni Adaylarının Matematik Hakkındaki İnanışları ile Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimleri Arasındaki İlişki

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Authors

Mehmet Koray Serin* Affiliation:
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Kastamonu Eğitim Fakültesi, Kastamonu/Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-4104-5902
, Gökhan Uyanık Affiliation:
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Kastamonu Eğitim Fakültesi, Kastamonu/Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-5653-6475
and Lütfi İncikabı Affiliation:
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Kastamonu University, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Mathematics Education


Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the level of relationship between pre-service primary school teachers’ mathematics-related beliefs and their critical thinking disposition. The research follows a quantitative paradigm in the data context and is designed according to the relational survey method. The participants were the third and fourth grade students who were studying at the Department of Primary School Education at the Faculty of Education in a state university in Turkey in the 2014-2015 academic year. Two main data collection tools were used in the research. One of them is the Mathematics Related Beliefs Scale (MRBS) developed by Kayan, Haser and Işıksal-Bostan (2013) and the other is the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory which had been adapted by Kökdemir (2003) into Turkish. In the data analysis, mean, independent samples t- test and Pearson moments correlation coefficient were used. According to the findings, it was found that the pre-service primary school teachers agreed more on constructivist belief statements than traditional beliefs. Also, critical thinking dispositions were seen to be partly positive. There was no significant difference in pre-service teachers' maths-related beliefs as well as in their critical thinking dispositions compared to the class level variables. Finally, according to the results of correlation analysis, a low level of positive correlation between the constructivist beliefs dimension and the critical thinking dispositions scale factors was found.


Keywords

Matematik hakkında inanışlar, eleştirel düşünme, sınıf öğretmeni adayları, Mathematics related beliefs, critical thinking, pre-service primary school teachers


Citation

Serin, M. K., Uyanık, G., & İncikabı, L. (2018). Sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının matematik hakkındaki i̇nanışları ile eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri arasındaki i̇lişki. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 9(3), 513–535. https://doi.org/10.16949/turkbilmat.311084

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