ERIC Number: EJ1026525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 7
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Prospective Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Gender Differences in Children's Attitudes toward Mathematics
Schwartz, Catherine S.; Sinicrope, Rose
School Science and Mathematics, v113 n8 p410-416 Dec 2013
Prospective elementary teachers hold preconceived ideas about elementary school students' attitudes toward mathematics. We found that there exists a gender bias with prospective teachers expecting girls to have negative attitudes toward mathematics and boys more likely to have positive attitudes toward mathematics. We found that these expectations exist for both prospective teachers in a traditional undergraduate degree program and prospective teachers in an alternative licensure graduate degree program. We also found that these expectations do change with the completion of a mathematics methods course and classroom experiences.
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Gender Bias, Negative Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Study, Alternative Teacher Certification, Attitude Change, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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