Research Article

Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions

Volume: 5 Number: 3 November 15, 2020
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Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions

Abstract

The aim of this study was two-fold: establish cross-cultural reliability and validity of the self-efficacy and concerns about STEM education instrument for elementary pre-service teachers in Turkey and to examine elementary and mathematics pre-service teachers’ mathematics identity, early teacher identity and STEM teaching intentions. Results of the study revealed that adapted Mathematics Identity Instrument is valid and reliable to use in Turkish culture. Adapted instrument has one sub-scale. It includes 9-items on a 5-point Likert type. The original and adapted instrument were not equivalent. Cronbach’s alpha for the instrument was calculated as .86 respectively. The findings of this study revealed elementary pre-service teachers had moderate and mathematics pre-service teachers had high level of mathematics identity. Both elementary and mathematics pre-service teachers hold a high level of early teacher identity. A significant difference was found between elementary and mathematics pre-service teachers’ mathematics and early teacher identity regarding their majors. The difference was in the favor of mathematics teachers. There was no significant difference between pre-service teachers’ early teacher identity regarding math identity variable. This research study revealed that both elementary and mathematics pre-service teachers had high level of STEM teaching intentions. A significant difference was found between elementary and mathematics pre-service teachers’ subjective norms in relation to STEM teaching intentions regarding their majors. The difference was in the favor of mathematics teachers.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 15, 2020

Submission Date

July 20, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 14, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 5 Number: 3

APA
Hacıömeroğlu, G. (2020). Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, 5(3), 261-320. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.772062
AMA
1.Hacıömeroğlu G. Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions. J-LER. 2020;5(3):261-320. doi:10.29250/sead.772062
Chicago
Hacıömeroğlu, Güney. 2020. “Examining the Pre-Service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 5 (3): 261-320. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.772062.
EndNote
Hacıömeroğlu G (November 1, 2020) Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 5 3 261–320.
IEEE
[1]G. Hacıömeroğlu, “Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions”, J-LER, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 261–320, Nov. 2020, doi: 10.29250/sead.772062.
ISNAD
Hacıömeroğlu, Güney. “Examining the Pre-Service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 5/3 (November 1, 2020): 261-320. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.772062.
JAMA
1.Hacıömeroğlu G. Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions. J-LER. 2020;5:261–320.
MLA
Hacıömeroğlu, Güney. “Examining the Pre-Service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, vol. 5, no. 3, Nov. 2020, pp. 261-20, doi:10.29250/sead.772062.
Vancouver
1.Güney Hacıömeroğlu. Examining the Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Identity, Early Teacher Identity, and STEM Teaching Intentions. J-LER. 2020 Nov. 1;5(3):261-320. doi:10.29250/sead.772062

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