What Is Math? Exploring the Perception of Elementary Pre-Service Teachers

Autor/in	Burton, Megan
Titel	What Is Math? Exploring the Perception of Elementary Pre-Service Teachers
Quelle	In: Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 5 (2012), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Methods Courses; Field Experience Programs; Teaching Methods; Mathematics Instruction; Student Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary School Teachers; Freehand Drawing; Emotional Response; Attitude Measures; Attitude Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Praxisnahes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Drawing; Zeichnen; Emotionales Verhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung
Abstract	Sixty-two elementary pre-service teachers enrolled in a mathematics methods course were asked to "draw math" at the beginning and end of the semester. These drawings were used to examine the initial perceptions and how these changed by the end of the semester of methods and field experiences. Findings describe the various drawings and possible meanings behind the drawings. These drawings help explain the vision of mathematics that teacher candidates have before and after exploring teaching methods and implementing these methods with elementary students. This study provides insight into the experiences and images that pre-service teachers associate with both positive and negative emotions towards mathematics. Rich student dialogue about the drawings led to teacher reflection on how their emotions, attitudes, and experiences influence the way they teach mathematics to students. (Contains 3 tables and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University. Broadway and Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409-1042. Tel: 806-742-2566; Fax: 806-742-1112; e-mail: math.dept@ttu.edu; Web site: http://www.k-12prep.math.ttu.edu/journal/journal.shtml
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10