%0 Journal Article
%T A COMPARISON OF PRE- AND IN-SERVICE PRESCHOOL TEACHERS¡¯ MATHEMATICAL ANXIETY AND BELIEFS ABOUT MATHEMATICS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
%A Durmus Aslan
%J Academic Research International
%D 2013
%I 
%X This study was conducted to investigate pre- and in-service preschool teachers¡¯ mathematical anxiety and beliefs about mathematics for young children. The sample included 100 pre-service preschool teachers (50 first grade and 50 last grade preservice teachers) and 50 in-service preschool teachers. As data collection tools ¡°Beliefs Survey¡± and ¡°Math Anxiety Scale¡± were used. Findings indicate that inserviceteachers had more mathematical anxiety score than pre-service teachers. Also in-service teachers had higher beliefs score than pre-service teachers. Indeed, last grade pre-service teacher who had taken the course about mathematics education in preschool had higher beliefs score than first grade pre-service teachers who had not taken that course.
%K Preschool education
%K teacher
%K mathematics anxiety
%K beliefs about mathematics education.
%U http://www.savap.org.pk/journals/ARInt./Vol.4(2)/2013(4.2-22).pdf