Creation of Prospective Teachers' Awareness of the Usage of Mathematics in Daily Life: A Case Study

5th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES) -- FEB 05-08, 2013 -- Rome Sapienza Univ, Rome, ITALYWOS: 000335471204063The aim of this study is to create some awareness of the importance of Mathematics for the prevention of environmental pollution with which science-teachers are most often faced. In the study were involved 22(5 groups) second-grade prospective-science teachers, in Turkey. And case study method was used. First, a view form was presented to determine which theoretical courses in graduate-programs prospective teachers think useful or beneficial for the prevention of environmental pollution. After, each group was asked to 1) write a report of their personal ideas on the article, 2) give a presentation on the article discussing it in groups, 3) each student should write reports reflecting their own ideas on the process experienced. The results obtained indicated that prospective teachers were unable to associate the prevention of environmental pollution with Mathematics before the process of experience, but that towards the end of the process of experience, their views began to positively change. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Near E Univ, Ankara Univ, Bahcesehir Uni