Students’ Beliefs About Mathematic: A Descriptive Study
Authors
Meral Aksu
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences
Author
Cennet Engin Demir
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences
Author
Zeynep Hatipoğlu Sümer
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences
Author
Keywords:
Beliefs about maths, students beliefs
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate primary school students’ beliefs about mathematics. A sample of 563 students from two primary schols were administered the “Beliefs about Mathematics Survey (BMS)’’. The survey, which was developed by the researchers, included 20 items in three subscales: beliefs about the nature of mathematics, beliefs about the process of learning mathematics, and beliefs about the use of mathematics. The results indicated that there were significant differences between students’ beliefs with respect to grade level and mathematics achievement. However, no significant differences were observed on the three subscales of BMS with respect to sex.
