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标题：Elementary Mathematics Teacher Candidates’ Geometric Thinking Levels and Their Self-Efficacy in Geometry
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作者：Ercan ATASOY
期刊名称：Acta Didactica Napocensia
印刷版ISSN：2065-1430
出版年度：2018
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：1-10
DOI：10.24193/adn.12.2.12
出版社：Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
摘要：The present study aimed to examine the geometric thinking levels of elementary mathematics teacher candidates and to reveal the relationship between the participants’ geometric thinking levels and their self-efficacy beliefs towards geometry. The sample group of the study was comprised of 85 freshman students studying in the elementary mathematics teaching department. The study, in which the relational survey model was employed, the “Van Hiele Geometry Thinking Test” and the “Self-Efficacy Scale towards Geometry” were administered. The relationships were analyzed by means of the Pearson Correlation Coefficient Calculation Technique. Interestingly, the findings revealed that approximately 30% of the teacher candidates had not reached the 2nd level. Thus, it can be deduced that the candidates’ geometric thinking levels were low. While the relationship between the participants’ geometric thinking scores and their overall scores for self-efficacy towards geometry was expected to be high, the results yielded a significantly weak (r=.064), but positive correlation. The examination of the relationship between geometric thinking levels and the sub dimensions of the self-efficacy towards geometry test revealed a weak (r=.004) but positive correlation between geometric thinking levels and the scores for positive self-efficacy beliefs towards geometry. On the other hand, there was again a weak (r= -.047) but negative relationship between geometric thinking levels and self-efficacy towards being able to use geometry. Furthermore, the analyses yielded a weak (r= -.202) indirect, yet a more significant correlation between geometric thinking levels and self-efficacy beliefs towards geometry.
关键词：Geometric thinking levels; Self;efficacy beliefs towards geometry; Elementary mathematics teacher candidates