Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine Addis Ababa secondary school mathematics teachers’ attitude in teaching mathematics. 148 mathematics teachers were selected using cluster sampling from Addis Ababa administration region. The study used survey method of data collection and it includes both quantitative and qualitative research methods. From the independent t-test, ANOVA, tukey test and regression analysis, some of the results obtained were: the majority of the secondary school mathematics teachers do not possess positive attitude in teaching mathematics; the most challenge area that affect the attitude in teaching mathematics was motivation in teaching mathematics; no significant differences in all variables with respect to sex and service year; the medium age of mathematics teachers were found to have significantly the most successful in teaching mathematics than young and old mathematics teachers; the master mathematics teachers were found to have significantly the highest and the diploma mathematics teachers were found to have the least attitude, confidence and anxiety of teaching mathematics;the relatively high salary of the mathematics teachers were found to have significantly the highest attitude in teaching mathematics and the average salary of the mathematics teachers were found to have significantly the highest anxiety in teaching mathematics. All the variables sex, age, education, service year and salary of the mathematics teachers were significantly contributing to the equation for predicting mathematics teachers’ attitude and only education was significantly contributing to the equation for predicting mathematics teachers’ attitude in teaching mathematics.
Highlights
The attitude of teachers towards teaching profession is very important for the teachers’performance and their students
The independent variables of the study were the components of attitude in teaching mathematics in terms of confidence, anxiety, motivation and success in teaching mathematics with respect to sex, age, education, service year and salary
The analysis of the data revealed that the significant number of the secondary school teachers did not possess positive attitude in teaching mathematics
Summary
The attitude of teachers towards teaching profession is very important for the teachers’. Some researches indicated that sex was not, Çapa and Çil (2000) showed that sex was not affected on the pre-service teachers’ attitude towards teaching profession, but in the sub dimension of loving profession and respect to profession, females have more positive attitude than males. In the Ethiopian Second National Learning Assessment of Grade 8 students (2004) indicated that 54.3% of the teachers, who were asked whether or not they want to leave their jobs, said that they would like to change their jobs Their main reasons were lack of attention and respect to the profession, absence of training and promotion, and students’ disciplinary problems. The purpose of this study was to examine Addis Ababa secondary school mathematics teachers’ attitude in teaching mathematics with respect to sex, age, education, service year and salary
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
