Exploring the effect of student-teaching on elementary student-teachers’ math anxiety

Muhammad Sharif Uddin

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Muhammad Sharif Uddin ¹ ^*

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¹ Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA^* Corresponding Author

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This mini-ethnographic study investigated the role of the student-teaching experience on removing student teachers’ math anxiety. Data were collected from four elementary student teachers using semi-structured individual and group interviews during the second phase of their student-teaching period. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze data. The findings of this study showed that a productive and satisfactory student-teaching experience could remove student teachers’ math anxiety. In addition, elementary student teachers’ poor student-teaching experiences negatively affected their motivation in teaching. This study also found that the mentors’ role was a vital part of student teachers’ success. This study concludes that the teacher education department and the school district need to work collaboratively to develop every elementary teacher’s math teaching skill.

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math anxiety
student-teaching
student teacher
mentor teacher

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INT ELECT J MATH ED, 2022, Volume 17, Issue 4, Article No: em0708

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Uddin, M. S. (2022). Exploring the effect of student-teaching on elementary student-teachers’ math anxiety. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 17(4), em0708. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/12316

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Uddin, Muhammad Sharif. "Exploring the effect of student-teaching on elementary student-teachers’ math anxiety". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2022 17 no. 4 (2022): em0708. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/12316

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Uddin, M. S. (2022). Exploring the effect of student-teaching on elementary student-teachers’ math anxiety. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 17(4), em0708. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/12316

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Uddin, Muhammad Sharif "Exploring the effect of student-teaching on elementary student-teachers’ math anxiety". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 17, no. 4, 2022, em0708. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/12316