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An understanding of the complexity of teachers'espoused and enacted beliefs is of paramountimportance in attempting to transform currenttransmission-oriented teaching practices. Takinginto consideration the recent interest expressed bythe mathematics education community in theimportance of values in teaching, and on theirinterrelationship to belief systems, such anunderstanding may constitute the motivation forfuture reforms. This book provides a typology ofmathematics teacher's beliefs regarding mathematics,mathematics teaching, learning and assessment, aninvestigation of inconsistencies…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
An understanding of the complexity of teachers'espoused and enacted beliefs is of paramountimportance in attempting to transform currenttransmission-oriented teaching practices. Takinginto consideration the recent interest expressed bythe mathematics education community in theimportance of values in teaching, and on theirinterrelationship to belief systems, such anunderstanding may constitute the motivation forfuture reforms. This book provides a typology ofmathematics teacher's beliefs regarding mathematics,mathematics teaching, learning and assessment, aninvestigation of inconsistencies between thosebeliefs and their instructional practice, and theimpact various cultural aspects have on teachers'beliefs. The findings indicate that the broad socialand cultural climate within the classroom appears toimpact significantly on teachers' beliefs aboutmathematics, and mathematics learning, teaching andassessment. The findings of the study will be ofvalue to in-service and pre-service mathematicsteachers, school principals, policy makers,curriculum developers, teacher educators andresearchers.
Autorenporträt
A Mathematics graduate of RMIT University and aPhD graduate of Curtin University, Australia, he lectures inMathematics Education at Monash University, Australia. Hisresearch interests include: the use of ICT in Mathematicseducation and the role of beliefs, attitudes and motivation inteaching and learning Mathematics.