ERIC Number: EJ1184191
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 27
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Examining Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs of TPACK during a Method Course and Field Experience
Kartal, Büsra; Çinar, Cengiz
Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, v6 n3 p11-37 2018
The aim of this study is to investigate how and why elementary mathematics preservice teachers' (PSTs) beliefs about TPACK changed during a method course and field experience. Six PSTs were selected purposefully with reference to their different technological and mathematical backgrounds. Participants were interviewed five times (beginning of the study, after workshops, after method course, beginning and end of field experience) and interviews were conducted within the context of Niess (2005) TPACK components. Content analysis was performed with the help of a codebook developed by reviewing TPACK components literature. It has been seen that PSTs had naïve beliefs at the beginning of the study. Workshops, method course and field experience seemed to change their beliefs. Management concerns began to affect beliefs when PSTs' experiences about teaching with technology increased. It was suggested to give more opportunities for PSTs to teach with technology because; it was found that experiences had the most effect on beliefs.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teachers, Workshops, Content Analysis, Methods Courses, Attitude Change, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Technology, Field Experience Programs, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research
University of Malaya Faculty of Education. Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia. e-mail: info@mojet.net; Web site: http://www.mojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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