摘要：This research was conducted with 31 preservice elementary mathematics teachers, in order to analyze their problem solving strategies preferences and self-efficacies towards mathematics. To determine the problem solving strategies that preservice teachers frequently prefer, it was asked which problem solving strategy is liked better to use during problem solving process. In addition to that, “Matematiğe Karşı Özyeterlik Algısı Ölçeği” developed by Umay (2001) was used to state the preservice teachers’ self-efficacies towards mathematics. At the end of the research, it is seen that, the working backwards was the most frequently preferred strategy among the preservice teachers, whereas solving a simpler analogous problem was the least preferred strategy. In addition to that, preservice mathematics teachers’ self-efficacies towards mathematics do not differ in terms of their problem solving strategies preferences
关键词：Preservice elementary mathematics teacher, problem solving strategy, mathematics self-efficacy;ilköğretim matematik öğretmen adayı, problem çözme stratejisi, matematiğe karşı özyeterlik
