Investigating Finnish Teacher Guides as a Resource for Mathematics Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Hemmi, Kirsti; Krzywacki, Heidi; Koljonen, Tuula
Titel	Investigating Finnish Teacher Guides as a Resource for Mathematics Teaching
Quelle	In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 62 (2018) 6, S.911-928 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-3831
DOI	10.1080/00313831.2017.1307278
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Guides; Mathematics Instruction; Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary School Teachers; Curriculum Guides; Instructional Materials; Lesson Plans; Student Educational Objectives; Usability; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerhandbuch; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Curriculare Materialien; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Finnland
Abstract	The most commonly used Finnish mathematics teacher guides (Grades 1-6) are investigated so as to determine what kind of resource they constitute for teachers in planning and enacting mathematics teaching and what kind of mathematics classroom they promote. The structure and the main contents of the guides were found to be quite homogeneous. The nature of communication was mostly descriptive, but the separate activities suggested for each lesson were quite explicitly described. Suggested activities, such as mental calculation tasks and homework assignment, were typically motivated by non-specific rationales, and many activities seemed to be taken for granted in the Finnish mathematics classroom culture. The results add both to knowledge about how to analyse teacher guides and to knowledge about Finnish educational features. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01