Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Views on the Challenging Reasons for Learning of Probability Subject
Abstract
This study aims at examining the reasons making learning the subject ‘probability’ difficult in view of secondary school mathematics teachers. The study was carried out with 38 secondary school mathematics teachers working in different schools located in a city of Turkey. Data were collected by means of a form consisting of two open-ended questions. The data were analyzed and codes from the data, three sub-themes and one main theme from codes were obtained by using content analysis technique. As a result of the analysis, evidence was found that the reasons arised from student (negative attitude, lack of prior knowledge, not being associated with daily life, insufficient reasoning, misconceptions), from teacher (lack of knowledge and inexperience, negative attitude, inability to use appropriate teaching strategies) and from some other factors (abstractness of the subject, age, crowded classrooms, exam-based teaching).
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Temmuz 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
26 Ekim 2016
Kabul Tarihi
9 Ocak 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2