مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - The Opinions of Maths Teachers Concerning Cross Curriculum Disciplines

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to determine maths teachers’ opinions concerning the cross curriculum approach which forms a part of 6th, 7th and 8th grade maths curriculum. With this study, the maths teachers’ awareness level and utilising the situation of cross curriculum in the maths curriculum that was put into practice in 2005 was determined. The group studied consisted of 12 maths teachers who work in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade in Burdur. In this study the qualitative method was employed with data gathered through the interview technique and analysed by the descriptive method. From these results it was determined that the math teachers have too low and limited knowledge concerning cross curriculum disciplines. The teachers said that they didn’t give enough time to cross curriculum disciplines in the course of their lessons due to the intensity of the curriculum, the lack of time, the exam anxiety of the students and the teachers’ hurry to finish. Most of the teachers do think that cross curriculum disciplines are important and necessary. The teachers said that they can apply cross curriculum disciplines in their lesson, if the curriculum can be altered, if the time-table was less restricting and confining and if information about cross curriculum disciplines can be given. At the end of study, some suggestions were made to implement the practice.