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A Research on the Variables That Affect the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy of Teachers of 0 to 2-year-olds and 3 to 5-year-olds in Child Care Center

어린이집 영아반 및 유아반 교사의 수학교수효능감에 영향을 미치는 변인 연구

  • Kim, Jihyun (Department of Child Development & Education, Myongji University) ;
  • Kim, Jung Min (Seoul National University Zelkova Center for Child Educare Service and Research)
  • Received : 2013.07.15
  • Accepted : 2013.09.17
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate what variables have a significant effect on child care center teachers' mathematics teaching efficacy among teachers' individual variables, mathematics activity variables, and teachers' awareness variables, and also whether these results are different for teachers of 0 to 2-year-olds when compared to teachers of 3 to 5-year-olds. The subjects consisted of 438 teachers from child care centers located in D city and K province of Korea. The results of this study were as follows: First, mathematics activity variables had a significant effect on the mathematics teaching efficacy of both teacher groups. Second, teachers' awareness of the environment of mathematics education had a significant influence on the mathematics teaching efficacy of both teacher groups, and for teachers of 0 to 2-year-olds, that influence was the greatest among all of the variables. Third, teachers' awareness of the purpose of mathematics education had a significant effect on the mathematics teaching efficacy of only teachers of 0 to 2-year-olds. Lastly. teachers' awareness of the mathematics education curriculum had a significant influence on the mathematics teaching efficacy of only teachers of 3 to 5-year-olds, and that influence was the greatest. These results were discussed in terms of different types of support for each teacher group to improve the quality of mathematics education.

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