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Insights Into The Beliefs And Practices Of Preservice Elementary Mathematics Teacher Educators
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Book Synopsis Insights Into the Beliefs and Practices of Preservice Elementary Mathematics Teacher Educators by : Linda Ann Arnold
Download or read book Insights Into the Beliefs and Practices of Preservice Elementary Mathematics Teacher Educators written by Linda Ann Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this naturalistic inquiry was to explore and analyze aspects of the reported beliefs and practices of a group of preservice elementary mathematics teacher educators. Until now, researchers have had little understanding of beliefs and practices of teachers in elementary mathematics methods classrooms, despite the fact that teacher educators' beliefs and practices have profound effects on what happens in thousands of classrooms every day. The qualitative research in this study offered insights with the potential to inform higher educational practice in regard to the preparation of elementary mathematics teachers and mathematics teacher educators. Participants were six professors and instructors of elementary math methods courses at six different colleges and universities. A series of 18 in-depth interviews, three with each participant, allowed context, nuance, and detail to be closely examined. Typological analysis led to the emergence of six themes. They dealt with consistency, challenge, content, methods, resources, and reasons. Details related to those themes helped to illuminate what the working experience of a preservice elementary mathematics teacher is like. Study conclusions indicated (a) general consistency, with some exceptions, between reported beliefs and reported practices; (b) some common challenges faced by most participants, particularly in regard to limited elementary classroom experience, and perceived time constraints; (c) wide variation in content and methods despite agreement on teaching philosophy; (d) perceived student needs as the main reported basis of participant teaching decisions, and; (e) some indication of the extent of influence of curricular and pedagogical reform as elementary mathematics teacher educators sought to enact generally constructivist inspired teaching visions. Recommendations for educators, researchers and policy makers stemming from these conclusions have potential benefits for elementary mathematics teacher preparation.
Book Synopsis New Mathematics Education Research and Practice by :
Download or read book New Mathematics Education Research and Practice written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics education research has blossomed into many different areas which we can see in the programmes of the ICME conferences as well as in the various survey articles in the Handbooks. However, all of these lines of research are trying to grapple with a common problem, the complexity of the process of learning mathematics.
Book Synopsis Research Advances in the Mathematical Education of Pre-service Elementary Teachers by : Gabriel J. Stylianides
Download or read book Research Advances in the Mathematical Education of Pre-service Elementary Teachers written by Gabriel J. Stylianides and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines new trends and developments in research related to the mathematical education of pre-service elementary teachers, and explores the implications of these research advances for theory and practice in teacher education. The book is organized around the following four overarching themes: pre-service teachers’ mathematics content and mathematics-specific pedagogical preparation; professional growth through activities and assessment tools used in mathematics teacher preparation programs; pre-service mathematics teachers’ knowledge and beliefs; and perspectives on noticing in the preparation of elementary mathematics teachers. Including contributions from researchers working in 11 different countries, the book offers a forum for discussing and debating the state of the art regarding the mathematical preparation of pre-service elementary teachers. By presenting and discussing the findings of research conducted in different countries, the book offers also opportunities to readers to learn about varying teacher education practices around the world, such as: innovative practices in advancing or assessing teachers’ knowledge and beliefs, similarities and differences in the formal mathematics education of teachers, types of and routes in teacher education, and factors that can influence similarities or differences.
Book Synopsis Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education by : Jane-Jane Lo
Download or read book Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education written by Jane-Jane Lo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on the preparation and continued development of mathematics teachers is becoming an increasingly important subset of mathematics education research. Such research explores the attributes, knowledge, skills and beliefs of mathematics teachers as well as methods for assessing and developing these critical aspects of teachers and influences on teaching. Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education focuses on three major themes in current mathematics teacher education research: mathematical knowledge for teaching, teacher beliefs and identities, and tools and techniques to support teacher learning. Through careful reports of individual research studies and cross-study syntheses of the state of research in these areas, the book provides insights into teachers’ learning processes and how these processes can be harnessed to develop effective teachers. Chapters investigate bedrock skills needed for working with primary and secondary learners (writing relevant problems, planning lessons, being attentive to student learning) and illustrate how knowledge can be accessed, assessed, and nurtured over the course of a teaching career. Commentaries provide context for current research while identifying areas deserving future study. Included among the topics: Teachers’ curricular knowledge Teachers’ personal and classroom mathematics Teachers’ learning journeys toward reasoning and sense-making Teachers’ transitions in noticing Teachers’ uses of a learning trajectory as a tool for mathematics lesson planning A unique and timely set of perspectives on the professional development of mathematics teachers at all stages of their careers, Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education brings clarity and practical advice to researchers as well as practitioners in this increasingly critical arena.
Book Synopsis Beliefs: A Hidden Variable in Mathematics Education? by : G.C. Leder
Download or read book Beliefs: A Hidden Variable in Mathematics Education? written by G.C. Leder and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-28 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on aspects of mathematical beliefs, from a variety of different perspectives. Current knowledge of the field is synthesized and existing boundaries are extended. The volume is intended for researchers in the field, as well as for mathematics educators teaching the next generation of students.
Book Synopsis Supporting an Understanding of Mathematics Teacher Educators by : Joseph S. Rino
Download or read book Supporting an Understanding of Mathematics Teacher Educators written by Joseph S. Rino and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mathematics Teacher Education in the Public Interest by : Bharath Sriraman
Download or read book Mathematics Teacher Education in the Public Interest written by Bharath Sriraman and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics teacher education has a critical role to play in preparing teachers to put at center stage goals to support equity in mathematics education and to diversify student interest and participation in mathematics. These goals must also resonate with broader public interest goals to improve educational and social conditions both in the U.S. and abroad. The Mathematics Teacher Education in the Public Interest book aims to support mathematics teacher educators to prepare teachers with new knowledge and skills to support all students to learn mathematics and to become informed, engaged, and critical citizens within their community, nation, and world. While internationally there is considerable interest among mathematics educators in issues of equity and social justice, the literature on mathematics teacher education for equity and social justice thus far has been very limited.The book provides theoretical discussions on the need for equity and social justice emphases in mathematics teacher education, as well as practical examples from mathematics teacher educators, documenting their own professional efforts to center practices on equity and social justice. Section emphases include critical perspectives on mathematics teacher education, the use of equity and social justice-themed activities in mathematics teacher preparation courses, and issues of identity and community and cultural contexts in mathematics teacher education. In addition syntheses of major ideas of the book are offered by experienced researchers.
Book Synopsis What Counts in Teaching Mathematics by : Sandy Schuck
Download or read book What Counts in Teaching Mathematics written by Sandy Schuck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-02-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, internationally recognised scholars and practitioners synthesise current practice and research developments in the area of mathematics teacher education and mathematics education. The book’s two sections examine the role and significance of collaborations and critical friends in the self-study of mathematics teaching and teacher education; and the emerging conflicts, dilemmas and incongruities arising from the study of mathematics education practices. The book considers the insights gained from self-analysis regarding the practitioner themselves, as well as their pedagogical content, students and approaches. The contributions highlight the complexity, characteristics and features of mathematics education. The chapters reveal nuances in teaching and learning that are of particular relevance in mathematics education. In addition, the book contains ideas and suggestions on how to enhance the teaching of mathematical content to pre-service teachers. Accordingly, the book appeals to a wide audience of educators—including education academics, teachers, student teachers and researchers. As teacher educators involved in mathematics education, reflection on practice and engagement in practitioner research is becoming increasingly important in our efforts to enhance our teaching. Teachers and student teachers also gain from the insights arising from such reflection. The knowledge and experience encapsulated in this book provides much for the mathematics education community to build on.
Book Synopsis Understanding Experiences in a Mathematics Content Course for Preservice Teachers by : Natalia Judith Bailey
Download or read book Understanding Experiences in a Mathematics Content Course for Preservice Teachers written by Natalia Judith Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics educators have long been interested in teachers' beliefs about mathematics. Researchers have connected teachers' beliefs with their practices, providing a sound reason for the examination of beliefs of preservice teachers. Unfortunately, researchers have also documented that many elementary preservice teachers have negative attitudes toward mathematics coupled with anxiety and the belief that mathematics is a static collection of disconnected rules. A mathematics content course for preservice teachers is one place in an education program where instructors may have an opportunity to provide activities that may solidify preservice teachers' beliefs about mathematics or provide an opportunity to reexamine their beliefs. However, these opportunities may differ depending on the beliefs of the mathematics content course instructor. In this dissertation, I examine the experiences of preservice teachers in two different sections of a mathematics content course. Using interviews with the course instructors before the course began, classroom observations during the course, and interviews with preservice teachers after the completion of the course I ask how preservice teachers understand their experiences in the course, particularly considering its alignment with their beliefs about mathematics. From this case study, it appears as though the instructors' perspectives of their students influenced classroom interactions, which students report as influencing both their beliefs about mathematics and their beliefs about mathematics teaching. Furthermore, instructors' instructional decisions are interpreted by their students, sometimes in ways unanticipated by the instructor. General recommendations for instruction in mathematics content courses for preservice teachers are provided.
Book Synopsis What it Means to be an Elementary Mathematics Teacher: Changing Practices and Understandings Over the Course of Preservice Professional Development by : Susan Michelle Scharton
Download or read book What it Means to be an Elementary Mathematics Teacher: Changing Practices and Understandings Over the Course of Preservice Professional Development written by Susan Michelle Scharton and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four findings emerged from data analysis: (1) with more professional development, preservice teachers' beliefs become increasingly aligned with a reform perspective; (2) with more professional development, preservice teachers' views of mathematics teaching and learning become more complex; (3) there is a change in the support preservice teachers provide students from using a few teacher strategies that lead students toward a correct answer to a wider range of strategies that elicits students' processes; and (4) teaching practices are differentiated by the degrees to which preservice teachers focus on process and product while engaged in teaching and learning.
Book Synopsis Cases for Mathematics Teacher Educators by : Dorothy Y. White
Download or read book Cases for Mathematics Teacher Educators written by Dorothy Y. White and published by IAP. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) in its 2015 position paper on Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education provides a list of actions for mathematics teacher educators (MTE’s) to help them develop and implement equitable practices. The position paper states it is critical that mathematics teacher educators: “Model equity?based pedagogy that emphasizes rich and rigorous mathematics; elicit and build on children’s and young adults’ mathematical thinking; connect to P?12 students’ cultural/linguistic knowledge and backgrounds as well as individual interests; facilitate mathematical discourse; minimize status issues by expanding broader participation and engagement where varied mathematical strengths are valued; and promote positive mathematical identity and agency (p. 2)”. Cases for Mathematics Teacher Educators: Facilitating Conversations about Inequities in Mathematics Classrooms provides an excellent resource to start conversations describing the enactment of these actions. The book is organized into three main sections: (1) Conversations About Inequities in Mathematics Methods Courses, (2) Conversations About Inequities in Mathematics Content Courses, and (3) Conversations about Inequities in Graduate and Professional Development Contexts. Across these sections there are 19 cases and 57 corresponding commentaries focused on dilemmas that arise when mathematics teacher educators foreground equity in their work. This book of cases provides a needed resource for MTEs to engage prospective teachers, practicing teachers, and future teacher educators in discussions about inequities, privilege, and oppression in society, in schools, and in the mathematics classroom. It is the product of the thinking and experiences of 87 authors who are committed to the improvement of mathematics teacher education.
Book Synopsis Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematical Problem Solving by : Fatma Kayan Fadlelmula
Download or read book Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematical Problem Solving written by Fatma Kayan Fadlelmula and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study aimed to investigate pre-service elementary mathematics teachers' perceptions about mathematics problems and their beliefs about problem solving. The sample consisted of 244 senior undergraduate students studying in Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education programs at 5 different universities during the 2005-2006 academic years. The data were collected through a survey developed by the researcher. The results indicated that, in general, the pre-service teachers held positive beliefs about mathematical problem solving. However, they held several traditional beliefs about following predetermined sequence of steps while solving problems and the kind of problems emphasized in the new mathematics curriculum. Besides, they did not value problems that do not cover any topic in the curriculum, involve no number or take a long time to solve. In addition to these, the present study indicated that female and male pre-service teachers did not differ in terms of their beliefs about mathematical problem solving. However, the pre-service teachers' beliefs showed significant difference when the universities attended was concerned.
Book Synopsis Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about the Nature of Mathematics and Effective Use of Information and Communication Technology by : Sean Beaudette
Download or read book Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about the Nature of Mathematics and Effective Use of Information and Communication Technology written by Sean Beaudette and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to document and examine the beliefs held by preservice elementary teachers prior to entering a teacher education program concerning the nature of mathematics and their perceptions about the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) for mathematics instruction. Through an online questionnaire (N=132) followed by interviews of purposefully selected respondents (n=8), the following questions were addressed: (1) What beliefs do preservice elementary mathematics teachers hold upon entering teacher education programs regarding the nature of mathematics? (2) What beliefs do preservice elementary mathematics teachers hold upon entering teacher education programs about how ICT should be used in the classroom? and (3) How do preservice elementary mathematics teachers' beliefs about the nature of mathematics relate to their views about the use of ICT in teaching mathematics? Video-elicitation was used in the interviews to determine how respondents perceived various uses of interactive whiteboards. Respondents were grouped based on their beliefs about the nature of mathematics and their reactions to the videos that they were shown. It was discovered that interview respondents who held contrasting views about the nature of mathematics also held differing beliefs about teaching and learning as well as the benefits of ICT. Respondents who saw mathematics as a set of fixed naturally occurring rules, an Absolutist view, favoured teacher directed use of ICT to support the transmission of knowledge. On the other hand, those who viewed mathematics as a human construct, a Fallibilist image, were more in favour of ICT use to support student mathematics investigation and talk. The existence of a potential hidden curriculum was also discovered. Although all interview participants were shown the same videos, respondents in the two groups perceived roles of the teacher and students in the videos that were aligned with their beliefs about the nature of mathematics and teaching and learning.
Book Synopsis Early Childhood (K-5) Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematics, Teaching Mathematics, and Learning Mathematics by : Deborah Bell Evans
Download or read book Early Childhood (K-5) Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematics, Teaching Mathematics, and Learning Mathematics written by Deborah Bell Evans and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Implementing the Investigations Curriculum by : Susan Fewer Ahrendt
Download or read book Implementing the Investigations Curriculum written by Susan Fewer Ahrendt and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Beliefs and Attitudes in Mathematics Education by : Jürgen Maasz
Download or read book Beliefs and Attitudes in Mathematics Education written by Jürgen Maasz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tina Besley has edited this collection which examines and critiques the ways that different countries, particularly Commonwealth and European states, assess the quality of educational research in publicly funded higher education institutions. Such assessment often ranks universities, departments and even individual academics, and plays an important role in determining the allocation of funding to support university research.
Book Synopsis The Philosophy of Mathematics Education by : Paul Ernest
Download or read book The Philosophy of Mathematics Education written by Paul Ernest and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey provides a brief and selective overview of research in the philosophy of mathematics education. It asks what makes up the philosophy of mathematics education, what it means, what questions it asks and answers, and what is its overall importance and use? It provides overviews of critical mathematics education, and the most relevant modern movements in the philosophy of mathematics. A case study is provided of an emerging research tradition in one country. This is the Hermeneutic strand of research in the philosophy of mathematics education in Brazil. This illustrates one orientation towards research inquiry in the philosophy of mathematics education. It is part of a broader practice of ‘philosophical archaeology’: the uncovering of hidden assumptions and buried ideologies within the concepts and methods of research and practice in mathematics education. An extensive bibliography is also included.
