• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.485-506
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to analyze of the effect in Mathematics Teachers beliefs on their students beliefs by Latent Class Regression Model (LCRM). For this analysis, the study used the findings and surveys of Kang, Hong (2020) who developed a belief profile by analyzing the mathematical beliefs of 60 high school teachers and 1,850 second-year high school students learning from them through the Latent Class Analysis (LCA). As a result It was observed that 'Nature of Mathematics', 'Mathematic Teaching' and 'Mathematical Ability' of mathematics teachers beliefs influence the mathematical beliefs of students. The teacher's belief of 'Nature of Mathematics' statistically significant effects on students' beliefs in 'School Mathematics', 'Problem Solving', 'Mathematics Learning'. The teacher's belief of 'Teaching Mathematics', 'Mathematical Ability' statistically significant effects on students' beliefs in 'School Mathematics', 'Problem Solving', 'Self-Concept'. The results of this study can give a preview of the phenomenon in which teacher's mathematical beliefs are reproduced into student's mathematical beliefs. In addition, the results of observation of this study can be used to the contents that can achieve the purpose of reorientation for mathematics teachers.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.14
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• pp.371-394
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• 2001

교사 교육기관에서 교육을 받고 있는 예비 수학교사들의 교수-학습에 대한 신념은 주로 초, 중, 고등학교를 다니면서 수학 교사와의 상호작용과 긍정적 혹은 부정적인 경험에 의해서 형성되어져 있다. 이러한 신념은 결국 사범대학에서의 교육을 받으면서 지식의 습득 과정에 영향을 미치게 된다. 따라서 예비수학교사들이 가지고 있는 수학의 교수-학습에 대한 신념을 조사하는 것은 이들이 기존에 가지고 있는 신념에 대한 반성의 기회를 제공하게 되어 바람직한 신념형성 및 장차 교사가 되었을 때 수학교실에서의 교수-학습의 새로운 전환에 도움이 될 것이다. 그리고 이들의 신념을 조사, 연구하는 것은 현재 수학과 교사 교육기관에서 이루어지고 있는 교수와 학습에 대한 질을 개선하는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.377-411
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• 2021

This study aims to explore central and peripheral beliefs of mathematics teachers in the context of teaching and learning. For this purpose, this study analyzed teacher noticing of 8 mathematics teachers who are in-service in terms of mathematical beliefs using video-clips of math lessons. When the teachers in the video-clips seemed to have a teaching and learning problem, teachers who adopt noticing critized the classroom situation by reflecting his or her own mathematical beliefs and suggested alternatives. In addition, through noticing analysis, teachers' mathematical beliefs reflected in specific topics such as student participation in teaching and learning were compared to reveal their individual central and peripheral beliefs. Through these research results, this study proposed a model that extracts the central and peripheral beliefs of math teachers from the constraints of the teaching and learning context using noticing analysis. Additionally, it was possible to observe the teacher decision-making and expertise of mathematics teachers.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.247-264
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• 2002

본 연구의 목적은 교사들이 갖고 있는 수학 및 수학을 어떻게 가르칠 것인가에 대한 신념과 수업 관행과의 관계를 문헌적 고찰을 통하여 교사 변화를 위한 모델을 제시하는데 있다. 이를 위하여 먼 저 신념에 대한 정의, 신념과 지식의 차이점, 그리고 신념이 교사들의 수업 관행과 어떻게 관련이 있는지를 논의하였다. 신념과 수업 관행과의 상호 관계를 통하여 본 연구에서는 수업 개선 프로그램의 개발을 위한 모델을 개인적 수준, 학급 수준, 및 학교 수준의 세 시각에서 논의하였다. 이들 모델들은 결국 교사의 학습도 학생들의 학습 방법과 유사한 형태를 띄고 있다는 점에서 현재의 주요한 수학 학습 이론들에 근거를 두고 있다. 결국, 교사들의 수업 관행에 큰 영향을 끼치는 것으로 알려진 교사들의 수학적 신념은 위에 논의된 세 요소의 측면에서 수업 개선 프로그램들이 운영될 때 수업 관행과 함께 변화한다는 것을 본 이론 연구에서는 암시해 주고 있다.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.599-615
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• 2015

Teachers' philosophies have not been emphasized enough in the current teacher education curriculum even though teacher's philosophy palys a critical role in schools and classrooms. The examination on pre-service teachers' teaching philosophies is necessary to improve teacher education curriculum so that teaching philosophies are often discussed in the courses of 'pedagogical content knowledge' as well as 'general education.' Therefore, the current study investigated 44 pre-service teachers' teaching philosophies, their sub domains, and relationships among the sub domains. The previous studies regarding mathematics teacher's teaching philosophy were more about 'teacher's belief' and employed deductive inference approach using surveys or questionnaires. These studies commonly pointed out that there were three major domains of 'belief on mathematics itself,' 'belief on teaching mathematics,' and 'belief on learning mathematics.' As these three domains of teacher's philosophy has been strengthened, there were very few studies examining the other potential domains of teacher's teaching philosophy. According to the findings of the present study, which employed inductive inference approach and pre-service teachers' free essay writing assignment, 'belief on teacher's role in mathematics classroom,' 'belief on the purpose of mathematics education,' and 'motivation to be a mathematics teacher' were additionally illuminated as sub domains of teacher's teaching philosophy. Moreover, the interrelationship among the sub-areas of teacher's teaching philosophy was disclosed. Specifically, 'belief on the purpose of mathematics education' and 'motivation to be a mathematics teacher' influenced the other sub domains. This implies that the relationships among the sub domains of teacher's teaching philosophy were more likely to be causal and vertical relationships rather than independent and parallel relationships. Finally, the findings from the current study provide implications indicating how pre-service teachers' teaching philosophies might be established in mathematics education courses for future research and education.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.121-142
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate elementary teacher's beliefs and attitudes about mathematics and how those reflect their teaching practices. For this goal : (1) Designing questionnaire to measure elementary teachers' beliefs and attitudes about mathematics (2) Inquiring into character of elementary teacher's beliefs and attitudes about mathematics after analyzing questionnaire (3) Analyzing two teachers' mathematics teaching practices to understand how teacher's beliefs and attitudes affect mathematics teaching practices.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.11
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• pp.85-105
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• 2001

본 연구는 수학 교육에 관심이 많은 초등학교 ‘초보 교사’와 ‘경력이 많은 교사’의 수학에 대한 신념과 신념 형성의 주요 요인을 조사하였다. 그리고 교사의 수학에 대한 신념이 교수 실제에 반영되는 정도가 초보 교사와 경력이 많은 교사간에는 어떻게 차이가 나는지를 알아보았다. 또한 신념이 실제에 반영되지 못하는 주요 요인을 조사함으로써 교수 실제를 변화시킬 수 있는 근거를 마련하고자 하였다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위하여 ‘초보 교사’와 ‘경력이 많은 교사’ 각 한 명씩을 선정하여 불변의 비교 분석에 기초한 질적 사례 연구를 실시하였다. 그 결과 ‘초보 교사’와 ‘경력이 많은 교사’ 모두 비슷한 신념을 가지고 있었으나, 그러한 신념이 형성된 주요 요인은 달랐다. 그리고 신념이 교수 실제에 반영된 정도에서도 차이를 보였으나, 반영시키지 못하는 주요 요인은 환경적인 요인보다는 교사 자신의 의지 부족이라는 공통된 의견을 보였다.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.1-21
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• 2002

Teachers' teaching behavior is directly influenced by teachers' belief, and students' belief system is directly influenced by teachers' teaching behavior. There has been a question whether curriculum of teacher training university could help preservice teachers form positive belief system. The purpose of this study was to address this issue empirically. First, a questionnaire about mathematical belief was given to freshmen preservice teachers. They generally showed positive belief about mathematics to the degree that is not satisfactory and responded most positively in the sub-area of teaching mathematics from three sub-areas of mathematics itself, studying mathematics, and teaching mathematics. After studying a mathematical philosophy course, the freshmen preservice teachers were given the same questionnaire that they responded before studying the course. Belief about mathematics itself was changed very positively, and increase in the sub-area of mathematics itself was the largest. These results show that the mathematical philosophy course helped preservice teachers form positive belief system in mathematics.

• School Mathematics
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.691-709
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• 2016

Understanding the belief of mathematics pre-service teachers is essential in conducting and designing the effective teacher education program. This study analyzed the mathematical belief of the elementary school pre-service teachers. The results of the study are as follows. First, persistence factor, which is the belief about solving mathematical problems, following teacher direction factor, which is the belief about mathematical studies, activity involvement factor, and interest factor, which is the belief about self-concept, showed much connection with other mathematical belief factors. Second, the stereotype factor, which is the belief about mathematics, are affecting the following teacher direction factor. The process factor, which is the belief about solving mathematical problems, are affecting the activity involvement factor. Third, as for the comparison of the mathematical beliefs according to grades, only the stereotype and usefulness factors, which are the beliefs about mathematics, and the benefit factor, which is the belief about self-concept, had statistically significant differences. Fourth, as for the comparison of the mathematical beliefs according to majors, all the mathematical beliefs except for the confidence factor and benefit factor, which is the belief about self-concept, had significant differences. Based on the results of this study, we need to establish the mathematical beliefs that the elementary school pre-service teachers should have, and prepare various measures such as education program for pre-service teachers and instruction-learning methods.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.259-277
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale of Korean elementary teachers' mathematics beliefs. We examined 299 elementary teachers' mathematical beliefs using 30 items, out of which 12 items covered beliefs about the nature of mathematics and 18 items covered beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning. In the first stage, we performed exploratory factor analysis using 149 survey data to examine the factor structure. In the second stage, we performed confirmatory factor analysis using 150 survey data. Building upon previous studies, we examined the construct validity of three different models to find the best factor structure. The study results indicate that the four-factor model with 14 items provides the best fit for the data: transmissive view of mathematics, constructivist view of mathematics, transmissive view of teaching and learning, and constructivist view of teaching and learning. The findings of the study reveal that each factor has adequate internal consistency and reliability. These results confirm that the beliefs scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool to measure Korean elementary teachers' mathematical beliefs. The implications of the study are discussed.