EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ 3. VE 4. SINIFLARINDA OKUYAN ÖĞRENCİLERİN MATEMATİKSEL MERAK DÜZEYLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ: INVESTIGATION OF MATHEMATICAL CURIOSITY LEVELS OF STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE 3RD AND 4TH GRADES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Murat GÜRLEK; Elif Tuğçe KARACA

doi:10.5281/zenodo.15564763

Authors

Murat GÜRLEK Kırıkkale Üniversity https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-6361
Elif Tuğçe KARACA Kırıkkale Üniversity https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-2586

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15564763

Keywords:

Prospective Teachers, Mathematics, Curiosity, Mathematical Curiosity

Abstract

It is aimed to examine the mathematical curiosity levels of students studying in the 3rd and 4th grades of the Faculty of Education. Survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The population of the research consists of students studying in the 3rd and 4th grades of the Faculty of Education of four different universities. Convenient sampling method was used for the research. Within the scope of convenient sampling method, 420 volunteer pre-service teachers constitute the sample of the research. ‘Mathematical Curiosity Scale’ was used as a data collection tool in the research. The data were analysed using parametric tests such as Independent Samples t-Test and ANOVA as well as descriptive statistical methods since the data met the normal distribution condition. According to the findings of the study, it was determined that pre-service teachers’ mathematical curiosity levels were at medium level. In addition, it was determined that pre-service teachers’ mathematical curiosity levels showed a significant difference according to gender, and this difference was found to be in favour of men. In the analyses made in terms of the class variable, it was determined that the mathematical curiosity levels of pre-service teachers studying in the fourth grades were significantly higher.

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INVESTIGATION OF MATHEMATICAL CURIOSITY LEVELS OF STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE 3RD AND 4TH GRADES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION