Published In
International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2013
Subjects
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary), Mathematics teachers -- Training of, Mathematics teaching and learning, Student teachers -- Training of
Abstract
This survey of the literature summarizes and reflects on research findings regarding elementary preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) mathematics conceptions and the development thereof. Despite the current focus on teacher education, peer-reviewed journals offer a surprisingly sparse insight in these areas. The limited research that exists chiefly presents views of PSTs’ reasoning at singular points during a term, thus focusing on conceptions almost to the exclusion of the their development. We summarize the current findings, which are a beginning of a collective understanding of PSTs’ mathematical content knowledge. We believe much more work is needed to understand how PSTs can best develop their content knowledge. This is a call to the community to produce such peer-reviewed research.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10261
Citation Details
Thanheiser, E., Browning, C. Edson, A.J., Kastberg, S., Lo, J.J., “Building a Knowledge base: Understanding prospective elementary school teachers’ mathematical content knowledge.” International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning. July 2013.
Description
This is the final version published in International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, an open access journal that allows not-for-profit dissemination.