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A Construct Of The Instrument For Measuring Junior High School Mathematics Teacher's Self-Efficacy, Rachmadi Widdiharto, Badrun Kartowagiran, Sugiman Sugiman
A Construct Of The Instrument For Measuring Junior High School Mathematics Teacher's Self-Efficacy, Rachmadi Widdiharto, Badrun Kartowagiran, Sugiman Sugiman
REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)
The aim of this study was to develop a construct of the instrument for junior high school mathematics teacher self-efficacy and its mapping in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The population was 816 junior high mathematics teacher and a sample of 274 teachers was selected through proportionate random sampling technique. The data were analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), using software Lisrel 8.80 through the first order and the second order stages. The result of data analysis toward four dimensions obtained: 11 fit items for dimension of personal efficacy (PE), 12 fit items for dimension of general teaching efficacy (GTE), …
Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions Of Mathematics Through Drawings--Research, Adam Akerson
Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions Of Mathematics Through Drawings--Research, Adam Akerson
Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning
Research indicates that mathematics anxiety is particularly high in pre-service teachers (Bekdemir, 2010; Gresham, 2007; Hembree, 1990). These future teachers will soon be entering classrooms of their own, responsible for teaching mathematics to young children, who need strong teachers. A 2013 report from The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), found that 42% fourth-graders performed at or above the proficient level in math (NCES, 2013. The purpose of this study was to examine elementary pre-service teacher candidates (PSTCs) perceptions of mathematics, through drawings. Drawings were analyzed before and after a semester-long field experience in a constructivist mathematics environment. The participants …