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    Lower primary stage teacher’s level of understanding of mathematical concepts in Nablus governorate
    (2016) Loai ‏Dweekat; Dr. Soheil Hussein Salha; Dr. Ali Saed Barakat
    This study aimed to measure lower primary stage teacher’s level of understanding of mathematical concepts in Nablus governorate. Precisely, this study sought to answer the following question: To what extent do first stage basic education teachers perceive mathematical concepts? The study sample consisted of (92) primary stage teacher’s in Nablus Governorate, and they were selected using the random sampling method. The instrument of the study was a test of mathematical concepts. The researcher tested reliability and validity. Moreover, the researcher used T- Test for two independent variables and One-Way ANOVA to test the study hypotheses. The results showed that there is no statistically significant differences, attributed to sex, at (α=0.05) between the means of teachers' responses in the mathematical -concept- test in areas of numbers and statistics, geometry and measurement and total degree. The findings also demonstrated no statistically significant differences, attributed to years of experience, at (α=0.05) between the means of teachers' responses in the mathematical- concept- test in areas of geometry and measurement. Whereas, it was found that there were statistically significant differences in areas of numbers, statistics and the total degree. The statistically significant difference in numbers and statistics regarding years of experience was between ( less than 5 years) and (5 –10 years) and it was in favor of that the former. In the total degree, the significance difference in years of experience was between (5 –10 years) and ( more than 10 years), and it was in favor of the former. Furthermore, the study results showed that there are statistically significant differences, according to the variable of academic qualifications in areas of number and statistics, geometry and measurement and the total degree. In this regard, a significant difference was found between field of numbers and statistics and the academic qualification (Diploma or Master of Science). This difference was in favor of the diploma qualification. As for the difference between Humanities and Natural Sciences, it was in favor of Natural Sciences. In geometry and measurement, there was also a statistically significant difference between Humanities and Natural Sciences, and it was in favor of Bachelor of Science. In the total degree, the significant differences were in favor of Diploma and Bachelor of Science. Finally, the study found statistically significant differences, attributed to specialization, at (α=0.05) in the fields of numbers and statistics, geometry and measurement and the total degree. These differences were in favor of pure specializations. The researcher recommended holding training courses to the teachers of basic education stage how to acquire mathematical concepts and deal with them through using some extracurricular books and others sources of knowledge.