Teachers’ Beliefs about the Discipline of Mathematics and the Use of Technology in the Classroom

Morten Misfeldt; Uffe Thomas Jankvist; Mario Sánchez Aguilar

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Morten Misfeldt, Uffe Thomas Jankvist, Mario Sánchez Aguilar

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In the article, three Danish secondary level mathematics teachers’ beliefs about the use of technological tools in the teaching of mathematics and their beliefs about mathematics as a scientific discipline are identified and classified - and the process also aspects of their beliefs about the teaching and learning of mathematics. The potential relationships between these sets of beliefs are also explored. Results show that the teachers not only manifest different beliefs about the use of technology and mathematics as a discipline, but that one set of beliefs can influence the other set of beliefs. The article concludes with a discussion of the research findings and their validity as well as their implications for both practice and research in mathematics education.

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mathematics teachers’ beliefs
beliefs about mathematics as a discipline
beliefs about use of technology
lever potential
blackboxing

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INT ELECT J MATH ED, Volume 11, Issue 2, May 2016, 395-419

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Misfeldt, M., Jankvist, U. T., & Aguilar, M. S. (2016). Teachers’ Beliefs about the Discipline of Mathematics and the Use of Technology in the Classroom. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 11(2), 395-419. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/341

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Misfeldt M, Jankvist UT, Aguilar MS. Teachers’ Beliefs about the Discipline of Mathematics and the Use of Technology in the Classroom. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2016;11(2):395-419. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/341

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Misfeldt M, Jankvist UT, Aguilar MS. Teachers’ Beliefs about the Discipline of Mathematics and the Use of Technology in the Classroom. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2016;11(2), 395-419. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/341

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Misfeldt, Morten, Uffe Thomas Jankvist, and Mario Sánchez Aguilar. "Teachers’ Beliefs about the Discipline of Mathematics and the Use of Technology in the Classroom". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2016 11 no. 2 (2016): 395-419. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/341

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Misfeldt, M., Jankvist, U. T., and Aguilar, M. S. (2016). Teachers’ Beliefs about the Discipline of Mathematics and the Use of Technology in the Classroom. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 11(2), pp. 395-419. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/341

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Misfeldt, Morten et al. "Teachers’ Beliefs about the Discipline of Mathematics and the Use of Technology in the Classroom". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 11, no. 2, 2016, pp. 395-419. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/341