PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Exploring conceptions of mathematics: A comparison of drawings and attitudinal scales
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This study explores beliefs about doing math held by pre-service teachers. Pre-service teachersin a mathematics content course drew pictures of a person doing math. Additionally, modifiedFennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitude Scales (FSMAS) (Ren, Green, & Smith, 2016) wereadministered to the students. The drawings were analyzed using a framework developed from theFarland-Smith (2012) rubric. In addition to exploring beliefs about doing math held by thestudents as evidenced by the drawings, the study considers the validity of the drawingmethodology through a comparison to the FSMAS results.Key words: