Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy
The importance of teaching mathematics as an integrated subject is recognized everywhere, not withstanding in Malaysia. Educating the pupils mathematically is more difficult, challenging and complex than teaching them some mathematics. In most of the countries including Malaysia the mathematical cul...
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| description | The importance of teaching mathematics as an integrated subject is recognized everywhere, not withstanding in Malaysia. Educating the pupils mathematically is more difficult, challenging and complex than teaching them some mathematics. In most of the countries including Malaysia the mathematical culture adapted in schools has the following characteristics viz. curriculum of procedures, methods, skills, rules and algorithms which insist on ‘doing’ mathematics rather than ‘thinking’ mathematics. Issues such as quantum of mathematics content, completion of stipulated syllabus in the given rigid time, examinations, interests and cognitive level of the learners were not given due considerations. Teachers generalize the learners ability i.e., teacher plans the lesson, teaches the lesson aiming at the average generalized ability of the learner considering it as every student's ability. It is evident that Mathematics teaching is dominated by dehumanisation, depersonalisation and decontextualisation. Students many times confused why are they learning about algebra, trigonometry theoretical proofs of theorems. Teaching mathematics in school classrooms is not contextual hence the aims of mathematically inclined learners are not realized by the students. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of humanizing mathematics among secondary mathematics teachers based on student's perception of their teachers’ practices in the classroom, specifically their beliefs about the classroom context such as the role and functioning of the mathematics teacher in the classroom. The mean scores for students’ beliefs in their teachers’ role and functioning in the mathematics classroom were positive with high ratings on showing step-by-step procedures in solving mathematical problems. Students also showed positive beliefs on teachers’ role in making mathematics learning enjoyable, interesting, and making learning mathematics understandable, meaningful and a friendly atmosphere. |
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| spelling | upm-481672016-09-14T02:45:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48167/ Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy Ahmad Tarmizi, Mohd Ariff Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani Mokhtar, Mohd Zin The importance of teaching mathematics as an integrated subject is recognized everywhere, not withstanding in Malaysia. Educating the pupils mathematically is more difficult, challenging and complex than teaching them some mathematics. In most of the countries including Malaysia the mathematical culture adapted in schools has the following characteristics viz. curriculum of procedures, methods, skills, rules and algorithms which insist on ‘doing’ mathematics rather than ‘thinking’ mathematics. Issues such as quantum of mathematics content, completion of stipulated syllabus in the given rigid time, examinations, interests and cognitive level of the learners were not given due considerations. Teachers generalize the learners ability i.e., teacher plans the lesson, teaches the lesson aiming at the average generalized ability of the learner considering it as every student's ability. It is evident that Mathematics teaching is dominated by dehumanisation, depersonalisation and decontextualisation. Students many times confused why are they learning about algebra, trigonometry theoretical proofs of theorems. Teaching mathematics in school classrooms is not contextual hence the aims of mathematically inclined learners are not realized by the students. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of humanizing mathematics among secondary mathematics teachers based on student's perception of their teachers’ practices in the classroom, specifically their beliefs about the classroom context such as the role and functioning of the mathematics teacher in the classroom. The mean scores for students’ beliefs in their teachers’ role and functioning in the mathematics classroom were positive with high ratings on showing step-by-step procedures in solving mathematical problems. Students also showed positive beliefs on teachers’ role in making mathematics learning enjoyable, interesting, and making learning mathematics understandable, meaningful and a friendly atmosphere. Elsevier 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48167/1/48167.pdf Ahmad Tarmizi, Mohd Ariff and Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani and Mokhtar, Mohd Zin (2010) Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 8. pp. 532-536. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042810021786 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.073 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Tarmizi, Mohd Ariff Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani Mokhtar, Mohd Zin Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy |
| title | Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy |
| title_full | Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy |
| title_fullStr | Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy |
| title_short | Humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy |
| title_sort | humanizing mathematics learning: secondary students beliefs on mathematics teachers' teaching efficacy |
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