Open AccessPEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE AS A LINK FOR CONNECTING THEORY AND PRACTICE IN TEACHING ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
Author(s) -
Teuta Iljazi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-4439
pISSN - 1857-923X
DOI - 10.35120/kij31061905i
Subject(s) - mathematics education , subject (documents) , competence (human resources) , privilege (computing) , psychology , pedagogy , patience , computer science , social psychology , computer security , library science
Mathematics as a subject has been taught since the early years of the education. Elementary school teachers take great responsibility to teach this difficult, abstract, but sometimes boring subject. Hypothetically privilege of understanding this subject is a certain number of students. Teachers not only need to be a professional of the subject, but at the same time they must be artists also. This requires much work, patience, determination, and much love for children and the profession. Students of the Pedagogy Faculty of University of Tetovo are getting prepared for teaching Mathematics in elementary schoolsfirst in the theoretical part and then in the practical part. Pedagogical practice is realized in elementary schools, observing Mathematic teaching by teachers with experience and realizations of Mathematics classes by students themselves. Mathematical observations enable students to benefit from the experience of other teachers. This observation develops students observation skills, develops communication skills with colleagues of the same profession. Observation also makes it possible for students to observe application in practice of knowledge in the pedagogical content. This research evaluates the impact of Mathematic teaching practice on Pedagogy Faculty students of Tetova University. Questionnaire collects data of 46 students. Results showes that PedagoyFacullty students benefited greatly from participating in Mathematics teaching practice because they were able to build proper confidence and competence in lesson preparation and developed skills and attitude of a teacher during the practice. It was also revealed that teaching practice helps students to learn how to participate in school activities. This study proves (Pearson coefficient) the hypothesis that students’ opinion is not depended by students general success and students’ Mathematics success. According the hypothesis Mathematics teaching practice benefits all students and it should be practiced without hesitation in the subject Didactics of Teaching Mathematics as well as in other subjects where didactic theories are studied.