Math skills in the grade of elementary education

Authors

  • José María Marbán University of Murcia
  • María del Carmen Martín
  • Tomás Ortega
  • Enrique de la Torre
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.16.1.179451
Keywords: Professional skills, situations, Primary education, graduate, emotional profile, teacher training, evaluation, maths

Abstract

The main aim of this research was to measure professional skills of our students of the Degree in Primary Education. This is a quite recent topic in research on mathematics education, having a key importance for designing and evaluating teacher training programs. In this paper we describe the analysis carried out about these skills and the analysis of the correlations between them. We found that the formation achieved by these students is limited and, therefore, they may have problems as future teachers of mathematics in Primary Education (pupils aged between six and twelve years). At the same time,  the detected correlations between tested skills are sparse and exist significant differences between girls and boys in geometry skills.

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Published
22-07-2013
How to Cite
Marbán, J. M., Martín, M. del C., Ortega, T., & de la Torre, E. (2013). Math skills in the grade of elementary education. Interuniversity Electronic Journal of Teacher Formation, 16(1), 73–96. https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.16.1.179451