The purpose of this study is to investigate the
attitudes toward mathematics of prospective elementary
teachers and their basic understanding of mathematics.
Two hundred fourteen subjects, representing prospective teachers from Oregon State University and Western
Oregon State College participated in this study. The
responses of this total population to the...
The purpose of this study was to: (a) develop a comprehensive plan consisting of a series of logical steps based upon recommendations derived from psychometric, measurement, and research literature and utilize the plan to develop a Likert-type scale to provide valid and reliable measures of the attitude of preservice and...