Perceptions of In-Service Elementary School Teachers towards Mathematics and its Teaching Regarding the Official Programs of the Ministry of Public Education
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Perceptions of In-Service Elementary School Teachers towards Mathematics and its Teaching Regarding the Official Programs of the Ministry of Public Education |
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Percepción de los docentes de primaria en ejercicio, acerca de las matemáticas y su enseñanza en relación con los programas oficiales del MEP |
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UNICIENCIA75822019-08-27T15:41:32Z Perceptions of In-Service Elementary School Teachers towards Mathematics and its Teaching Regarding the Official Programs of the Ministry of Public Education Percepción de los docentes de primaria en ejercicio, acerca de las matemáticas y su enseñanza en relación con los programas oficiales del MEP Chaves-Esquivel, Edwin Alpízar-Vargas, Marianela Alfaro-Arce, Ana-Lucía primary school education Mathematics education beliefs perceptions study programs Educación primaria educación matemática percepciones programas de estudio This study was carried out as part of the research project Utopia in Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School, executed by the School of Mathematics at National University of Costa Rica. This article shows the perception of a group of elementary school educators about mathematics and its teaching. The information was gathered through a 66 question questionnaire, designed to assess the perception of elementary school teachers about mathematics and its teaching in relation to the current programs provided by the Ministry of Public Education, and also their perception of the initial training they obtained when they were studying and in processes of training. Among the main findings are: beliefs of teachers tend to be positive about mathematics and its teaching, and educators teaching primary school levels tend to use more problem-solving exercises in which students can apply their mathematics knowledge, rather than having learners work on routine exercises and memorize rules. However, this aspect should be strengthened and deepened in the processes of training being offered by educational authorities. Although participants considered that students’ beliefs and perceptions are quite important when framing classroom activities, a significant number of them pointed out that mathematics can make students feel insecure. Teachers feel little satisfaction regarding the theoretical aspects, teaching strategies and assessment of mathematics in public schools; they stated that their initial training is not concomitant with the work they must carry out in elementary school classrooms. El presente estudio se ha realizado en el marco del proyecto de investigación La utopía en la enseñanza de las matemáticas en primaria, que se desarrolla en la Escuela de Matemáticas de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. En este artículo se reporta la percepción que un grupo de docentes de primaria en ejercicio tiene sobre las matemáticas y su enseñanza. La información se recabó por medio de un cuestionario de 66 preguntas, dirigidas a determinar su percepción de las matemáticas y su enseñanza en relación con los actuales programas del Ministerio de Educación Pública; además, de su percepción sobre la formación inicial recibida y en los procesos de capacitación. Se obtuvo la respuesta de 87 docentes en servicio. Dentro de los principales hallazgos están: su percepción fue positiva en cuanto a las matemáticas y su enseñanza; el uso de la resolución de problemas y las aplicaciones de las matemáticas en la clase, en vez de procedimientos rutinarios y reglas memorizadas, han tomado relevancia; sin embargo, este aspecto se debe reforzar y profundizar en los procesos de capacitación que se ofrecen. Aunque creen que son importantes las creencias y la percepción de sus estudiantes al momento de plantear actividades de clase, un número importante de docentes opina que las matemáticas pueden provocar inseguridad en el alumnado. Sienten poca satisfacción en lo relativo a aspectos teóricos, estrategias de enseñanza y de evaluación; y piensan que su formación inicial no guarda estrecha relación con la labor profesional que realizan en las aulas. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2016-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Papers evaluated by academic peers Artículos evaluados por pares académicos application/pdf text/html https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/uniciencia/article/view/7582 10.15359/ru.30-1.3 Uniciencia; Vol. 30 No. 1 (2016): Uniciencia. Enero - Junio, 2016; 31-55 Uniciencia; Vol. 30 Núm. 1 (2016): Uniciencia. Enero - Junio, 2016; 31-55 Uniciencia; v. 30 n. 1 (2016): Uniciencia. Enero - Junio, 2016; 31-55 2215-3470 spa https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/uniciencia/article/view/7582/7959 https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/uniciencia/article/view/7582/7982 |