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Martins, Micaela; da Ponte, João Pedro; Mata-Pereira, Joana – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
This research aims to understand how prospective teachers develop their knowledge about whole-class discussions during a lesson study. Following a qualitative approach, we focus on the work of three prospective mathematics teachers preparing, leading, and reflecting on wholeclass discussions. Data was collected through participant observation with…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Bartels, Selina L.; Rupe, Kathryn M.; Lederman, Judith S. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2019
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education has become an international focus of science education curricular reforms. However, few K-12 teachers have the background to authentically teach STEM in an integrated way. This is especially true of elementary teachers, who are often less confident or prepared to teach STEM disciplines…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, STEM Education, Teaching Methods
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Beswick, Kim; Fraser, Sharon – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
Teachers are increasingly being called upon to teach in ways that develop 21st century learning skills in their students. Various frameworks for 21st century learning have been proposed and while they differ, all agree on four components for development--creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking. Both individually and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, 21st Century Skills, Learning Processes
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Wilkerson, Trena; Kerschen, Keith; Shelton, Ryann – Action in Teacher Education, 2018
Preservice teachers (PSTs) must be able to link content, effective teaching practices, and student learning; thus, it is critical for teacher educators to emphasize connections between research and practice in methods courses. Reflection plays an important role in this process. In this article, the authors discuss and illustrate a vignette…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Chapman, Olive – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
The nature of mathematics teachers' knowledge specific to teaching mathematics [MTK] is of ongoing concern in mathematics education research. This article contributes to our under-standing of this knowledge with particular focus on reflective awareness. It discusses MTK based on ways it has been used in research. It highlights reflective awareness…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Bansilal, Sarah; Webb, Lyn; James, Angela – South African Journal of Education, 2015
With the advent of the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications policy (MRTEQ), higher education institutions (HEIs) are rethinking curricula for teacher training in order to enable entree for in-service teachers to reskill, retrain and have access to higher qualifications. In the field of mathematical literacy (ML), most teacher…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Numeracy, Teacher Education Programs, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Belvis, Esther; Pineda, Pilar; Armengol, Carme; Moreno, Victoria – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
Teacher education based on "reflective practice" consists of observing, analysing and reflecting on teacher performance in order to improve professional practice. This article presents the results of an evaluation of a programme on mathematics teaching carried out using reflective practice. It was targeted at 284 teachers in various…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Reflective Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Barrett, Diane; Green, Kris – Science Educator, 2009
Despite the long history of the study of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), two facts remain obvious. First, there are almost as many conceptions regarding the definition of PCK as there are researchers interested in it. Second, it is largely unclear which methods enable teacher educators to best prepare teacher candidates to use PCK. Recently,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Reflective Teaching, Teacher Researchers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Olson, Jo Clay; Kirtley, Karmen – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
Research on professional development has focused on elementary school teachers. This study is part of a larger study that investigates professional development strategies that support the growth of secondary teachers. Findings indicate that secondary teachers may need experiences that challenge them to re-examine their knowledge and identity…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Professional Development, Educational Change
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Taplin, Margaret; Chan, Carol – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2001
Presents a research project on the development of pre-service teachers' skills and understanding of themselves as pedagogical problem solvers. Argues that by adopting a problem-solving approach to teaching, teachers would be better able to view themselves as competent problem solvers who are able to develop various strategies to deal with change.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers
Gutstein, Eric H.; Mack, Nancy K. – 1995
This study, part of a larger study focusing on studying a human tutor to design a computer simulation of expert tutoring (i.e., a self-improving intelligent tutoring system), conducted a detailed analysis of one expert tutor's (Nancy Mack) tutorial actions as she attempted to help students learn fractions with understanding. As Mack tutored…
Descriptors: Fractions, Individual Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Mewborn, Denise S. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1999
Studies four preservice elementary teachers during a field-based mathematics methods course to investigate elements of mathematics teaching and learning that teachers found problematic and how they resolved those problems. Concluded that teachers exhibited concerns about classroom context, pedagogy of mathematics, children's mathematical thinking,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Rodriguez, Alberto J., Ed.; Kitchen, Richard S., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2005
This book provides a theoretical basis and practical strategies to counter resistance to learning to teach for diversity (in culturally and gender-inclusive ways), and resistance to teaching for understanding (using student-centered and inquiry-based pedagogical approaches). Teacher educators from across the United States present rich narratives…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Teacher Supervisors