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Subramaniam, Karthigeyan – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2014
Prospective secondary mathematics teachers' pedagogical knowledge for teaching the estimation of length measurements was investigated by examining their personal benchmarks for measurement estimation. Benchmarks for measurement estimation are the meaningful representations of units that serve to increase one's understanding of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Wilkie, Karina J. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2014
This article is based on a project that investigated teachers' knowledge in teaching an important aspect of algebra in the middle years of schooling--functions, relations and joint variation. As part of the project, 105 upper primary teachers were surveyed during their participation in Contemporary Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, a research…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Surveys, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra
Hartman, David R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study offers an analysis of the learning of practicing teachers as they acquire a deeper knowledge of mathematics. While some professional developers have shifted part of their focus to helping practicing teachers acquire a deeper knowledge of mathematics (e.g., Stein & Silver, 1996), the results from studies often describe what translates…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Mathematics Education, Data Analysis, Mathematics Teachers
Foster, Ilene S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
For the past decade, students at California State University (CSU) campuses increasingly lack basic mathematics skills. To address this concern, Executive Order No. 665 (1998) called for CSU campuses to bring students to proficiency in mathematics. School districts have struggled to modify their mathematics curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Program Effectiveness
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Watson, Jane M. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2001
Presents an instrument designed as a profile of teacher achievement and teacher needs with regard to the probability and statistics strands in the mathematics curriculum. Discusses uses for the instrument and further development possibilities. (MM)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers