The Curious--and Crucial--Case of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Hill, Heather; Ball, Deborah Loewenberg
Titel	The Curious--and Crucial--Case of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 91 (2009) 2, S.68-71 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Education; Mathematics Teachers; Mathematics Instruction; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Competency Based Teacher Education; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Teacher Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Mathematics teachers need specialized math knowledge that is different from the knowledge needed by mathematicians, including the mathematical understanding involved in posing questions, interpreting students' answers, providing explanations, and using representations. Based on the authors' work involving over 300 teachers, they have found that teachers' Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT) is strongly related to the mathematical quality of their instruction, including their use of mathematical explanation and representations, responsiveness to students' mathematical ideas, and ability to avoid mathematical imprecision and error. In this article, the authors discuss how teachers develop and use MKT. In order for teachers to have opportunities to learn MKT, the authors stress that those who prepare teachers and provide professional development will themselves need to have adequate support. Better materials, more specific guidance focused on the teaching of MKT, and better design of opportunities to learn from practice are essential. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10