Beliefs of General Class Students at the Faculty of Education at Azzaytuna University in Libya About the Nature of Mathematics, Its Teaching

Abstract

The Study aimed to learn about the beliefs of teacher and students towards learning, future Mathematics and analyzing them and the extent of the impact of hidden convictions on their Academic enemies as teachers and learners for this specialization. Mathematical beliefs constituted an important, invisible factor in shaping learners, attitudes toward studying the subject, which may be reflected in their teaching methods and their ability to give constructive guidance to their students. The study relied on a descriptive analytical approach, where data was collected from a sample of students and teachers specializing I mathematics using data and personal interviews. The data was analyzed using the appropriate statistical methods to extract relations between academic visions and educational ability. It became clear from the results of the study that there is a difference in the opinions of students and teachers on what is mathematics, and these visions were influenced by a group of factors. Including educational experiences accumulated in his previous stages of study, and the extent of his self confidence in resolving mathematical issues. We also saw from the results of the study that students who had positive visions and convictions about the subject had the competence and ability to follow effective and feasible teaching methods, and were more flexible and confident in communicating mathematical concepts to students. The study recommended the importance of focusing teachers, preparation programs on correcting students, false beliefs towards mathematics and making them suitable for the importance of this subject, and adopting teaching methods that support investigative thinking solve and analyze mathematical exercises, and conducting more studies on the effect of the belief resulting from the accumulation 0f experiences on the student, s performance to learn mathematics and consolidate methods of stimulating the subconscious on the learn,s talisman for the long term.