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Son, Ji-Won; Sinclair, Nathalie – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
Recognizing and responding to students' thinking is essential in teaching mathematics, especially when students provide incorrect solutions. This study examined, through a teaching scenario task, elementary preservice teachers' interpretations of and responses to a student's work on a task involving reflective symmetry. Findings revealed that a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Feuerborn, Laura L.; Chinn, Donald; Morlan, Garvin – Professional Development in Education, 2009
This study is an evaluation on whether middle-level mathematics teachers' participation in a week-long in-service course on middle-level mathematics concepts increases their understanding of this content. A secondary purpose of this study is an exploration of teacher perceptions before and after the institute via self-report surveys. Participants…
Descriptors: Test Results, Mathematics Teachers, Probability, Teacher Attitudes