@article{2017,title={MİDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT EFFECTS OF TEACHERS’ CHARACTERISTICS ON STUDENTS MATH ACHIEVEMENT},abstractNode={The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ perceptions of the common and differing effective characteristics of teachers on students’ mathematics achievement and to explore whether the effects of these characteristics were significantly associated with certain variables (gender, grade level, mathematics achievement and mother and father education level). Relational survey method was used. Participants of the study was selected randomly and consisted of 320 students from 5th through 8th grades. Data were collected by “Mathematics Teacher Characteristics Scale”. According to findings, the most effective characteristics were about teachers’ subject matter and pedagogical knowledge. Furthermore, students’ gender, math achievement and grade level were important variables correlated with the teachers’ characteristics. Female students declared more than male students that teachers characteristics affecting students’ achievement. 5th grades declared more than 6th, 7th and 8th grades. It was found that, there was no statistically significant main effect for mother and father education level.},author={Ramazan GÜREL-- Nurhayat GÜREL},year={2017},journal={Kesit Akademi}}