An investigation of pre-service mathematics teachers' perceptions related to the importance of measurement and assessment methods

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine pre-service mathematics teachers' (PSM teachers) perceptions related to the importance of measurement and assessment tools and methods. This study was conducted with 124 senior primary and secondary PSM teachers in Turkey. As instrument, a scale consisting of 4 sub-factors and twenty four 5-point Likert type items was used regarding the measurement and assessment methods. The data were analyzed using SPSS software program with one-way ANOVA and independent samples t-test. In this study, it was determined that PSM teachers perceived the performance and traditional assessment methods as the most important, while they perceived the objective assessment methods as the least important. It was also revealed that their perceptions of importance about some of the alternative assessment methods were not at the expected level. In addition, it was found that there were no significant differences among PSM teachers' perceptions towards assessment tools and methods in terms of gender and branch.