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Ormond, Christine A. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
This paper discusses the results of a three-year mixed methods study into the effectiveness of a mathematics education unit. This was written for both pre-service primary education students and re-training in-service teachers, to prepare them for the teaching of pre-algebra and early algebra. The unit was taught rom 2013 to 2015 inclusively in a…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Secondary School Mathematics, Algebra, Preservice Teacher Education
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Nicholson, Walter; Westhoff, Frank – Journal of Economic Education, 2009
General equilibrium models now play important roles in many fields of economics including tax policy, environmental regulation, international trade, and economic development. The intermediate microeconomics classroom has not kept pace with these trends, however. Microeconomics textbooks primarily focus on the insights that can be drawn from the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Microeconomics, Computer Simulation, Economics Education
Kerekes, Judit; King, Kathleen P. – Online Submission, 2010
Trying to develop new perspectives of teaching is never easy, but trying to cultivate ownership and initiative among teacher education students is a still greater aspiration that is infrequently realized. This article addresses each of these highly valued goals for teacher educators as a case study reveals the impact of involving teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Case Studies, Constructivism (Learning), Interdisciplinary Approach