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On Teachers’ Beliefs and Changing Mathematics Teaching

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The paper deals with the problem of changing mathematics teaching within the framework of teachers’ beliefs. Firstly, the concept of belief is discussed briefly, e.g. distinctions between knowledge and beliefs are explained. Also, the central role of beliefs for teaching mathematics is considered. Secondly, the problems involved helping teachers to change their teaching are discussed, and some models describing teacher change are dealt with. In both parts of the paper, a variaty of research papers are presented. In addition, some open questions concerning beliefs are discussed.

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Pehkonen, E. On Teachers’ Beliefs and Changing Mathematics Teaching. JMD 15, 177–209 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03338807

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