Abstract
It is very important to inculcate values in the teaching of mathematics, and one of the ways to inculcate values is through oral questioning. Thus, this study was conducted to explore mathematics teachers' awareness in inculcating values through oral questioning activities. The study also seeks to determine the types of oral questions related to values that are implemented by the teachers in the teaching of mathematics. This case study involved six mathematics teachers from six primary schools in a district in Malaysia, who were selected using purposive sampling method. The data collection comprised of non-participant observations, semi-structured interviews and field notes. A continuous comparative method was performed by the researchers using Atlas.ti 8 software to obtain themes and sub-themes. The study found that the mathematics teachers were aware of the importance of inculcating values in the oral questioning process. In addition, there were three types of value-related oral questions posed by teachers as a way to inculcate values in students, namely oral questions related to pure values, oral questions related to values in daily life, and oral questions related to intrinsic mathematical values. Therefore, mathematics teachers should maximize the use of oral questions as a way to inculcate the values of mathematics so that students can appreciate mathematics more meaningfully while at the same time fostering their love towards mathematics.
Highlights
Oral questioning that are carried out in mathematics teaching plays one of the major roles in developing various mathematical skills as well as helping to expand students' thinking to a higher level [1]. [2] posited that element of values should be inculcated either directly or indirectly in the mathematics teaching process and making oral questioning as an important process to generate students' understanding of the values of mathematics, in line with the specifications established in the National Mathematics Curriculum Framework.Inculcation of values is one of the most important things in mathematics teaching [3]
The results showed that the mathematics teachers in this study were aware of the importance of inculcating values in the mathematics teaching through the oral questioning process
This is because the results of the interviews show that teachers talk only about aspects of pure values and do not touch on other aspects of values despite the fact that teachers are implementing broader aspects of their teaching without realizing it and this is consistent with the findings of [8] which highlighted that teachers perceived mathematical values merely as pure values
Summary
Oral questioning that are carried out in mathematics teaching plays one of the major roles in developing various mathematical skills as well as helping to expand students' thinking to a higher level [1]. [2] posited that element of values should be inculcated either directly or indirectly in the mathematics teaching process and making oral questioning as an important process to generate students' understanding of the values of mathematics, in line with the specifications established in the National Mathematics Curriculum Framework.Inculcation of values is one of the most important things in mathematics teaching [3]. [2] posited that element of values should be inculcated either directly or indirectly in the mathematics teaching process and making oral questioning as an important process to generate students' understanding of the values of mathematics, in line with the specifications established in the National Mathematics Curriculum Framework. Teachers should be able to inculcate values in the teaching of mathematics, either directly or indirectly, and in line with universal values. This can be accomplished through the various learning experiences provided by teachers in the teaching of mathematics [5]
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