Muhtarom, Dwi Juniati, Tatag Yuli Eko Siswono
This study discusses the beliefs of prospective teachers about nature of Mathematics with descriptors including: definition of Mathematics, relationship of Mathematics with daily life and view of the Mathematics knowledge development. The 172 prospective teachers answered to an open questionnaire and a series of semi-structured interviews. The research result showed that most students who had instrumentalist beliefs believed that Mathematics was an exact science consisting of a set of unchanging rules, proved true not interrelated but useful in life and Mathematics knowledge was predicted to remain, unchanged. Others believed that Mathematics was dynamic, creative and always developed. © Medwell Journals, 2018.
Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas PGRI Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia; Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
