TEACHERS' BELIEFS ABOUT LEARNING FROM ERRORS OCCURRING IN THE LEARNING PROCESS

摘要

Errors are in our society often seen as an undesirable phenomenon which teacher tries to avoid and also leads students to avoid them. Generally, little is said about errors as an educational tool that can provide good learning opportunities. This paper shows the results of the interviews, where twelve teachers of mathematics were confronted about their ways of using errors as a learning tool. The paper also stresses the importance of dealing with errors in a preparation of teachers of mathematics.