An Investigation of Mathematics Anxiety of Primary School Teachers

Abstract

Abstract:The purpose of this study is to determine the level of mathematics anxiety in primary school teachers in Turkey and to investigate the influence of a number of variables over the anxiety level. 559 teachers were participated in the study. In this study, mathematics Anxiety Scale Intended for Teachers and Candidate Teachers (MKÖ-Ö) was used as the data collection tool. For data analysis, "t" test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Tukey test were applied. According to the research results, we have found that total anxiety scores for teachers were at the "I am anxious a little" level. Also, there was a significant difference between teachers' anxiety level and gender variable, and female teachers' anxiety levels were found to be higher than male teachers. Additionally, teachers' anxiety levels decreased as their age and tenure increased. According to the variable of the program of study, the anxiety levels of teachers who graduated from primary school teaching program were lower than the graduated teachers from other programs. Moreover, it is found that the anxiety levels of mathematics teachers who like their job were lower than those who do not like their job.

An Investigation On Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers’ Mathematics Anxiety

“…The results of this study are similar to the research conducted by Çatlioglu et al (2009); Dane (2005); Haynes et al (2004); Peker & Ertekin (2011) which shows that there is no difference in MA between women and men. Unlike the results of this study, the results of other studies show that there are differences in MA between women and men, where MA in women is greater than men (Bowd & Brady, 2003;Goetz, Bieg, Lüdtke, Pekrun, & Hall, 2013;Gürbüz & Yıldırım, 2016;Hembree, 1990;Hill et al, 2016;Recber, Isiksal, & Koç, 2018). Meanwhile, Burak & Ozel (2012) in their study states that male has a higher MA than female.…”

Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin ve Öğrencilerinin Matematik Kaygı Puanları Arasındaki İlişkinin Bazı Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi

“…Bu durum öğrencilerde oluşan ve artan kaygının sonraki yıllarda da devam etmesine neden olabilir. Gürbüz ve Yıldırım (2016), 1, 2 ve 3. sınıfları okutan öğretmenlerin matematik kaygısında bir fark bulmamış fakat 4. sınıf öğretmenlerinde manidar şekilde daha fazla kaygı bulmuştur. Diğer yandan Başpınar (2015), araştırmasında matematik öğretimi konusunda sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının kaygı düzeylerinin alt faktörlerin tamamında sınıf seviyesine göre anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı sonucuna varmıştır.…”

Öğretmenlere Yöneli̇k Matemati̇k Kaygi Ölçeği̇ (Ö-Mkö) Geli̇şti̇rme Çalişmasi

“…In order to develop the "Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Teachers (Ö-MKÖ)" which is used as data collection tool in the research, literature search have been made (Aiken, 1970;Alexander ve Martray, 1989;Alkan, 2011;Ashcraft ve Krause, 2007;Baloğlu, 2001;Beilock, Gunderson, Ramirez ve Levine, 2010;Beilock ve Maloney, 2015;Birgin, Baloğlu, Çatlıoğlu ve Gürbüz, 2010;Brady ve Bowd, 2005;Brush, 1978;Carol, 2007;Cornell, 2000;Dew, Galassi ve Galassi, 1983;ERG, 2014;Fennema, Peterson, Carpenter ve Lubinski, 1990;Gresham, 2008;Gürbüz ve Yıldırım, 2014;Gürbüz ve Yıldırım, 2016;Hacıömeroğlu, 2013;Hacıömeroğlu, 2014;Hadley ve Dorward, 2011;Harper ve Daane, 1998;Keklikçi ve Yılmazer, 2013;Ma ve Xu, 2004;Maloney, Ramirez, Gunderson, Levine ve Beilock, 2015;Peker ve Halat, 2009;Perkkila, 2003;Richardson ve Suinn, 1972;Suárez, 2016;Tobias, 1990;Üldaş, 2005;Wood, 1988;Yıldırım, 2013). Then, semi-structured interviews about mathematics and mathematics anxiety were conducted with 8 teachers from different branches.…”

“…It is known that teachers also have math anxiety (Delice, Ertekin, Aydın andDilmaç, 2009, Gürbüz andYıldırım, 2016). Moreover, this anxiety is one of the most important factors affecting teachers' branch (program) selection.…”

“…Öğretmenlerin de matematik kaygısına sahip oldukları bilinmektedir (Delice, Ertekin, Aydın ve Dilmaç, 2009;Gürbüz ve Yıldırım, 2016). Hatta bu kaygı, öğretmenlerin branş seçimini etkileyen en önemli faktörlerden biridir.…”