Attitudes of Mathematics Teachers Toward the Use of Teaching Materials

Abstract

The study entitled "Attitudes of mathematics teachers toward the use of teaching materials." It was also aimed to compare the attitudes of urban and rural mathematics teachers toward the use of teaching materials. In the same way it aimed to compare the attitudes of male and female mathematics teachers towards the use of teaching materials. According to the objectives of the study, corresponding hypothesis were formulated. The questionnaire and interview schedule were the tools for collecting data. A set of questionnaire consisting of 25 statements based on the categories- receiving, responding, valuing, organization and characterization were constructed and validated. The questionnaire was administered to 90 teachers included in the sample. More than the questionnaire, an interview schedule was developed and administered to 4 teachers selected out of the 90 teachers in the sample. The Mean weightage and χ 2 –test was used to find out the attitude and significance of teachers respectively z-test was used to compare the attitude of rural and urban teachers. χ 2 and z-test was applied at 0.05 level of significance. The information from the interview schedule was obtained in qualitative and descriptive form. The data from interview was given descriptive, qualitative interpretations. The analysis of data on questionnaire indicated that the primary teachers of mathematics of Kavreplanchok district held positive attitude towards teaching material. No significant difference in attitudes was found between rural and urban as well as male and female teachers. Hence it concludes that the teacher should use the teaching materials for to be perfect teaching learning at classroom.