YANIK, Hüseyin Bahadır Anadolu Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , BAĞDAT, Osman Anadolu Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , GELİCİ, Özlem Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, Turkey , TAŞTEPE, Mehtap Sinop Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

THE CHALLENGES FACING BEGINNING MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

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The purpose of this study was to identify challenges facing beginning middle school mathematics teachers. The study was designed as a case study and interviews were used as a major data collection tool. A total of 23 middle school mathematics teachers who are graduates of 13 different universities around Turkey was interviewed. Data were analyzed using thematic approach. The findings of the study showed that beginning teachers had problems in classroom and time management, guiding students, forming good parental relationships and dealing with school paper works. In addition, teacher had also problems in effective teaching of some mathematics content and elective courses, using student-centered methods and strategies, and working students with different learning abilities. Furthermore, teachers had problems in integrating technology into mathematics teaching, using alternative assessment and evaluation techniques, preparing instructional materials and working with fifth graders.

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Teacher Education , Beginning Teachers , Problems of Mathematics Teachers

Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences

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