Teachers’ perceived efficacy beliefs and perceptions regarding the implementation of the 2004 primary mathematics curriculum

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The purpose of this study was to investigate primary school and mathematics teachers’ efficacy beliefs and perceptions in the context of the new primary mathematics curriculum and identify differences, if any, in teachers’ efficacy beliefs and perceptions based on their area of certification, gender, experience and number of students in classroom. The sample consisted of 805 teachers, 696 of whom were primary and 105 of whom were mathematics teachers working in elementary schools located in Mersin, Eskisehir, Bolu, Ankara and Istanbul. The questionnaire administered to participants was adapted by the researcher throughout the study. Results of exploratory factor analysis suggested six dimensions: Utility and Impact of the Curriculum, Impact of the Curriculum regarding Efficacy Beliefs, Efficacy Beliefs regarding the New Curriculum, Utilization of Curriculum, Utilization of Special Techniques, and Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy. The results of the MANOVA analysis indicated that teachers’ area of certification and experience had a significant role on the collective dependent variables, while number of students and gender did not. Analysis further revealed that primary teachers had significantly stronger efficacy beliefs about the new curriculum than mathematics teachers. Moreover, teachers with 11-15 and 21 and more years of experience were significantly found to perceive a higher utilization of special techniques than teachers with 10 years or less experience. In a similar sense, teachers with 16-20 years of experience were found to have a significant higher perceived utilization of special techniques than teachers with 5 years or less experience.

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Mathematics education., Primary Education.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/17749

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I. İşler, “Teachers’ perceived efficacy beliefs and perceptions regarding the implementation of the 2004 primary mathematics curriculum,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2008.