A investigating on pre-service secondary school mathematics teachers’ perceptions of the concept of problem<p>Ortaokul matematik öğretmen adaylarının problem kavramına ilişkin algıları üzerine bir inceleme
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
In this study, it is aimed to define the perception of problem concept formed in pre-service secondary school mathematics teachers’ mind on account of their own definitions and the qualification problems posed by them. The research was designed on the basis of the case study method. Participants consist of 51 pre-service secondary school mathematics teachers; 23 of them were second graders at the university, other 28 were fourth graders. Data, collected with an open-ended questionairre prepared as data collection tool, were analysed with descriptive analysis and contents analysis. From the results, it was determined that the shape problem concept in pre-service mathematics teachers’ mind is mainly a situation that creating problem. Yet, during the definition of problem concept, the situation of solving procedure firstly not being ready, were not emphasized by most of the pre-service teachers. In accordance with those perceptions, even the problems posed by the participants were realized to be solved easily in the process of mathematical operations. In order to crate a more correct problem perception in pre service teachers’ minds, it is suggested to provide comparing them with the situations- examples consisting all the specialities contained in the concept. ÖzetBu araştırmada ortaokul matematik öğretmen adaylarının zihinlerinde oluşan problem kavramı algısının kendi tanımlamaları ve kurdukları problemlerin nitelikleri üzerinden ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma durum çalışması yöntemi temel alınarak dizayn edilmiştir. Çalışma grubu 23’ü ikinci 28’si ise dördüncü sınıfta öğrenim görmekte olan 51 ortaokul matematik öğretmen adayından oluşmaktadır. Hazırlanan açık uçlu anket formu ile toplanan veriler betimsel analize ve içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Ulaşılan bulgulardan hareketle öğretmen adaylarının zihnindeki problem kavramının daha çok sorun teşkil eden durum şeklinde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Fakat problem kavramını ifade ederken problemin ilk bakışta çözüm prosedürünün hali hazırda olmaması durumu öğretmen adaylarının çok büyük bir bölümü tarafından vurgulanmamıştır. Bu algılara paralel olarak katılımcıların kurdukları problemlerin de çoğunlukla matematiksel işlemlerin uygulanmasıyla rahatlıkla çözülebilen nitelikte olduğu görülmüştür. Öğretmen adaylarının zihninde daha doğru bir problem algısı oluşturabilmek için kavramın sahip olduğu tüm özellikleri içinde barındıran durumlarla-örneklerle karşılaşmalarının sağlanması önerilmektedir.
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Fatih Baş, Meryem Özturan Sağırlı
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