Improving Student Teachers' Attitudes to Mathematics

The research results presented in this paper were part of an action research performed with the aims of improving primary school student teachers (STs)' understanding of, and attitudes to, mathematics. The teaching strategies used to help STs' improve their understanding and attitudes were similar to the ones suggested for their future use in teaching children. The data indicated that most STs improved their understanding. Some also said that they had improved their liking for the subject and their remarks clearly demonstrated a connection between the affective and cognitive domains. Yet others said that their attitudes towards mathematics had not changed much. The two main aims of this action research remain incompatible in the perception of some of these STs. [For complete proceedings, see ED489632.]