Research Article

Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction

Volume: 53 Number: 1 April 1, 2020
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Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine preschool teachers’ and pre-service teachers’ verbal problem-posing skills. The data of the study was gathered from 179 third and fourth year students studying in the preschool teaching department in a public university in Adana in the 2016-2017 academic year and 93 preschool teachers working in pre-school education institutions affiliated to Provincial Directorate of National Education in Adana. The data of the study was collected by using Verbal Problem Posing Form created by the researchers. Frequency and percentage techniques were used to analyze the data. As a result of the study, it was seen that teachers and pre-service teachers were able to pose some verbal problem types correctly while they could not pose other types. A majority of both teachers and pre-service teachers were largely successful in posing joining / result unknown; joining / change unknown; separating / result unknown and separating / change unknown problem types. Furthermore, both teachers and pre-service teachers had very little success in posing part-part-whole / whole unknown; part-part-whole / part unknown; comparison / smaller unknown; comparison / difference unknown problem types. Additionally, a majority of participants were found to be unsuccessful in posing the comparison/larger unknown type of problems.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 1, 2020

Submission Date

February 8, 2019

Acceptance Date

October 25, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 53 Number: 1

APA
Aktaş Arnas, Y., & Tarım, K. (2020). Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES), 53(1), 29-54. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.524681
AMA
1.Aktaş Arnas Y, Tarım K. Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction. JFES. 2020;53(1):29-54. doi:10.30964/auebfd.524681
Chicago
Aktaş Arnas, Yaşare, and Kamuran Tarım. 2020. “Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 53 (1): 29-54. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.524681.
EndNote
Aktaş Arnas Y, Tarım K (April 1, 2020) Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 53 1 29–54.
IEEE
[1]Y. Aktaş Arnas and K. Tarım, “Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction”, JFES, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 29–54, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.30964/auebfd.524681.
ISNAD
Aktaş Arnas, Yaşare - Tarım, Kamuran. “Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 53/1 (April 1, 2020): 29-54. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.524681.
JAMA
1.Aktaş Arnas Y, Tarım K. Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction. JFES. 2020;53:29–54.
MLA
Aktaş Arnas, Yaşare, and Kamuran Tarım. “Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES), vol. 53, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 29-54, doi:10.30964/auebfd.524681.
Vancouver
1.Yaşare Aktaş Arnas, Kamuran Tarım. Preschool Teachers and Preservice Teachers’ Verbal Problem Posing Skills Related to Addition and Subtraction. JFES. 2020 Apr. 1;53(1):29-54. doi:10.30964/auebfd.524681

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