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RESEARCH PAPER
Profiles of Pre-Service Primary Teachers: Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, and Gender Stereotypes in Teaching Science and Mathematics
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Universidad de los Andes, CHILE
Publication date: 2022-01-03
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2022;18(1):em2062
KEYWORDS
attitudesgender stereotypesmath instructionpre-service primary teachersscienceinstructionself-efficacy
ABSTRACT
This descriptive study aims to analyze personality traits associated with gender and attitudes and
self-efficacy towards teaching science and mathematics in pre-service primary teachers.
Convenience sampling was used to select 92 pre-service primary teachers in Chile, who were
administered a set of instruments to measure these variables; these instruments have displayed
adequate levels of validity and reliability. Results show that an important percentage of pre-service
primary teachers have low levels of self-efficacy and attitudes toward teaching these subjects and
have personality traits that indicate marked gender stereotypes. Furthermore, the measured
variables together generate distinct profiles of pre-service primary teachers. The implications of
these results are discussed in relation to creating more equitable school environments that strive
to attract more students, especially girls, to engage in science and mathematics.
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