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Hatisaru, Vesife ORCID: 0000-0003-2101-1764, Johnston, Olivia ORCID: 0000-0003-3314-9031, Collins, Julia ORCID: 0009-0005-2462-2650 and Rott, Benjamin ORCID: 0000-0002-8113-1584 (2025). New insights into the beliefs of secondary pre-service teachers about mathematics. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21 (8). Modestum. ISSN 1305-8215

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Abstract

[Artikel-Nr.: em2675] Teachers’ beliefs about mathematics can shape how they approach teaching, learning, and assessment in mathematics classrooms. This study examined Australian pre-service teachers’ (PSTs’) epistemological beliefs about mathematics. A total of 18 PSTs enrolled in Bachelor of Education and Master of Teaching (secondary mathematics) programs participated in the study by answering prompt questions in an open-ended questionnaire. The participants’ responses were content analyzed by categorizing the views evident in the responses into four pre-defined mathematical orientations: formalism-related, scheme-related, process-related, and application-related. Findings have shown that the dominant beliefs for the participants reflected process- or application- related orientations to mathematics. These findings are of value to PST educators who seek to explore and expand the beliefs that future teachers hold about the nature and structure of mathematics.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hatisaru, Vesife UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-1764 UNSPECIFIED Johnston, Olivia UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3314-9031 UNSPECIFIED Collins, Julia UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2462-2650 UNSPECIFIED Rott, Benjamin UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-1584 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-800887
Identification Number:	10.29333/ejmste/16656
Journal or Publication Title:	Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Volume:	21
Number:	8
Number of Pages:	12
Date:	1 August 2025
Publisher:	Modestum
ISSN:	1305-8215
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Science Education > Institute of Mathematics Education
Subjects:	Education Mathematics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language beliefs ; epistemological beliefs ; mathematics teaching and learning ; pre-service teachers ; secondary mathematics English
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/80088