The Training Needs for the Teachers of Mathematics in the Government Schools in North Districts of Palestine

This study aimed at determining the training needs of teachers of mathematics in the government schools in the north Palestine districts, through answering the following questions: - What is the degree of training needs for the teachers of mathematics in the government schools in the north Palestine districts ? - Does the degree of training needs required by the teachers of mathematics in the government schools the north Palestine districts vary according to differences in sex , or qualification , or years of experience , or the stage that the teacher learns 7 To answer the study questions, the researcher prepared questionnaire by the help of the previous studies about the training needs of teachers of mathematics , consists of (6) fields:(teaching planning , management of class, methods of teaching, teaching media, mathematical content, evaluation).The population of the study consists of all teachers of mathematics who owned certification in mathematics , and teaching mathematics in the government schools in north Palestine districts for the year (2000/2001) with total number (799) , the sample of the study consists of(273) teachers , represents (34%) of the study population , chosen as stratified sample. To analyze the results, the following were used: means, standard deviation , independent t- test . one way ANOVA. The results of the study show that: - There are (77) training needs for teachers of mathematics in the government schools in the north districts of Palestine. - There are no statistical differences upon the level (α = 0,05) among the training needs degree with respect to sex , or years of experience. - There are no statistical differences upon the level (α = 0,05) among the training needs degree with respect to qualification, or the stage that the teacher leans , in the fields: management of the class , teaching methods , teaching media, mathematical content, evaluation. There are statistical differences upon the level (α=0,05) among the training needs degree with respect to qualification in the field : teaching planning. - There are statistical differences upon the level (α = 0,05) among the training needs degree with respect to the stage that the teacher learns in the field : teaching planning. Recommendations: - Building training courses in teaching mathematics media. - Building training courses in teaching mathematics to the gifted , and disabled students.