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RESEARCH PAPER
The influence of mathematical knowledge for teaching towards elementary teachers’ mathematical self-efficacy
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Curricula and Instruction Department, College of Education, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA
Publication date: 2022-05-14
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2022;18(6):em2118
KEYWORDS
teacher preparation programelementary teachersmathematical knowledge forteachingmathematical self-efficacy
ABSTRACT
This research study investigates how elementary teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching
(MKT) relates to their mathematical self-efficacy (MSE) and whether the MKT can predict the MSE.
Researchers administered the MSE scale and the MKT test to 86 in-service elementary
mathematics teachers. Two-step regression analyses results indicated that MKT and its proxy
measures (teaching experience, training type, and hours) were significant predictors of elementary
mathematics teachers’ MSE level; however, the MKT was the strongest. Considering these results,
the research recommends aligning the MKT and the MSE when building teacher preparation and
professional development programs. The implications for teacher preparation and developmental
programs are further discussed.
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