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Lyman, Allyson Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Throughout the history of public education in the United States of America, the teaching of mathematics and its focus have been topics of reform and calls for change. Students need a balanced and intentional approach to learning mathematics, which supports each student in understanding and applying mathematical concepts. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Level
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Luo, Feiya; Ijeluola, Stephen Abiodun; Westerlund, Jill; Walker, Amanda; Denham, André; Walker, John; Young, Cherelle – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
As more states in the USA require elementary schools to offer computer science (CS) education, teachers are expected to master the knowledge and skills to teach CS by integrating computational thinking (CT) into content areas. This study presented a research-practice partnership approach to support elementary teachers in a local school district…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Computation, Thinking Skills, Integrated Curriculum
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Li, Xia – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to investigate U.S. preschool teachers' math teaching knowledge in a specific content domain: counting and numbers. One hundred in-service and pre-service teachers participated in the study; they completed a questionnaire that is composed of learning scenarios and scenario-based math teaching questions.…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
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Ostermann, Andreas; Leuders, Timo; Nückles, Matthias – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2018
To teach adaptively, teachers should be able to take the students' level of knowledge into account. Therefore, a key component of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is the ability to assume the students' perspectives. However, due to the so-called expert blind spot, teachers tend to misestimate their students' knowledge, such as when estimating…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics, Graphs
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Feza, Nosisi N. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
Mathematics learning and teaching continues to be a challenge in the South African education system. This challenge is observed in the poor performance of students in national and international assessments. Research suggests that teachers' content knowledge and knowledge of teaching mathematics contribute significantly to students' performance. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Casey, Stephanie A. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2010
This study seeks to describe the subject matter knowledge needed for teaching statistical association at the secondary level. Taking a practice-based qualitative approach, three experienced teachers were observed as they taught statistical association and interviewed immediately following each observation. Records of practice were assembled to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Correlation, Teaching Methods, Statistics
Goos, Merrilyn, Ed.; Brown, Ray, Ed.; Makar, Katie, Ed. – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2008
This document presents the proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). The theme of this conference is "Navigating Currents and Charting Directions." The theme reminds us that, although we are constantly pushed to account for the quality and impact of our research, we…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Educational Development, Practicums
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This volume of the 30th annual proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education conference presents: plenary panel papers; research forum papers; short oral communication papers; and poster presentation papers from the meeting. Information relating to discussion groups and working sessions is also provided.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction
Watson, Jane, Ed.; Beswick, Kim, Ed. – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2007
This is a record of the proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). The theme of the conference is "Mathematics: Essential research, essential practice." The theme draws attention to the importance of developing and maintaining links between research and practice and…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Concept Mapping, Student Teachers