期刊名称：International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2146-1961
出版年度：2018
卷号：32
页码：1-31
出版社：Avrasya Değerler Eğitimi Derneği
摘要：The main purpose of this research is to examine the problem solving processes of prospective
elementary mathematics teachers and to identify how the problem solving instruction affects
prospective teachers’ problem solving processes. It is also aimed to investigate the prospective
teachers’ opinions about problem solving process and problem solving instruction. This
qualitative study was conducted with the participation of 36 prospective elementary
mathematics teachers enrolled in an elective course entitled as Problem solving in 2016-2017
academic year. At the beginning and at the end of the semester, prospective mathematics
teachers were asked to pose and solve a problem. At the end of the problem solving course,
interviews were conducted with seven prospective mathematics teachers. Descriptive analysis
method was used for data analysis. The results of the research showed that before the problem
solving course, prospective mathematics teachers did not follow problem solving steps and
solved the problems they wrote by using equations. After the problem solving course, they have
begun to apply the problem solving steps and strategies explained to them during the lessons. It
was also determined that prospective teachers had positive opinions about problem solving
instruction. Similarly, prospective mathematics teachers stated that problem solving course has
enabled a lot of experience and valuable knowledge which would be useful to them in profession
of teaching and increased their success and self-confidence.
关键词：Problem solving process; problem solving strategies; problem solving instruction;
prospective teacher;
