PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Insight into prospective elementary teacher’s beliefs about mathematics
Page: 1125
This study attempts to answer the question: why do prospective elementary teachers (PTs) have high levels of anxiety learning mathematics and low levels of confidence to teach mathematics? Using a survey of 300 undergraduate PTs and a mixed methods approach, I report the results from the analysis. Identifying and addressing the causes of negative beliefs about mathematics is crucial to ending the negative cycle of beliefs in their future students. A survey of 300 undergraduate PTs was taken and a mixed methods analysis was done.