Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs

ISBN-13: 9783639135534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 136 str.

Martha Parrott

Opis

Every year, eager pre-service teachers graduate fromuniversities and look forward to stepping into theirown classrooms for the first time. All too often,however, this enthusiasm is short lived because thesebeginners encounter challenges along the way that mayresult in their early departure from the profession.The problem of attrition may be addressed long before the student of teaching transitions to teacher. A meaningful response begins at the university when teacher education programs provide experiences that prepare beginners for the realities of the profession. An important part of this preparation is the opportunity for future teachers toexplore their belief systems, and efficacy beliefs inparticular since they influence a teachers abilityto cope with daily classroom challenges. This studyexamines the mathematics teaching self-efficacybeliefs and outcome expectancy beliefs of pre-serviceelementary and pre-service secondary teachers and suggests implications for promising teacher education practices.

O autorze

Dr. Martha Parrott is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at
Northeastern State University. She is a former classroom teacher
who today prepares future educators. As a DaVinci Institute
Fellow, she has been recognized for her creative approach to
teaching mathematics which supports the development of the
efficacy beliefs of her students.