Determination of Students’ Beliefs is one of the Aspects of Competence Oriented System of Mathematics Teachers’ Methodical Preparation

N. A.Tarasenkova^1, and I. A. Akulenko^1,

¹Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University at Cherkasy, Cherkasy, Ukraine

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N. A.Tarasenkova and I. A. Akulenko. Determination of Students’ Beliefs is one of the Aspects of Competence Oriented System of Mathematics Teachers’ Methodical Preparation. American Journal of Educational Research. 2013; 1(11):477-483. doi: 10.12691/education-1-11-4

Abstract

The article analyzes the results of determination of students’ – future math teachers’ beliefs about the state of their preparation for future professional activities. The measurement and qualitative analysis of students' beliefs concerning their future profession is an important pedagogical problem. The measurement analysis of Ukrainian students’ value beliefs (future Mathematics teachers) with the help of the methods proposed in the TEDS- M project are compared with the results of analogical investigations in Russia. The beliefs about the nature of mathematics; beliefs about learning mathematics and students’ mathematics abilities; students' beliefs about their preparedness level to professional activity were compared. Also “problem zones” for Ukrainian students' value beliefs were reviled.

Keywords:
Mathematics teachers training the future teacher of Mathematics future math teacher’s beliefs

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