Prior Study of Mathematics as a Predictor of Pre-Service Teachers' Success on Tests of Mathematics and Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Autor/in	Norton, Stephen
Titel	Prior Study of Mathematics as a Predictor of Pre-Service Teachers' Success on Tests of Mathematics and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 14 (2012) 1, S.2-26 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1442-3901
Schlagwörter	Teacher Competencies; Preservice Teacher Education; Mathematics Curriculum; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Mathematics Teachers; Predictor Variables; Knowledge Level; Mathematics Instruction; High Schools; Secondary School Mathematics; College Mathematics; Elementary School Teachers; Success; Graduate Students; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrkunst; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Prädiktor; Wissensbasis; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; High school; Oberschule; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Erfolg; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Korrelation; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	There remains a lack of empirical evidence about the relationship between the level of mathematics studied at high school and within tertiary degrees and primary school pre-service teachers' success in curriculum subjects. Further, there is little evidence to inform the structure and delivery of mathematics teacher preparation. In this study, the content and pedagogical knowledge of pre-service primary teachers were examined, as was their view of the effectiveness of a unit of study based on mathematics content and pedagogy. The cohort comprised 122 graduate diploma primary teacher preparation students; the unit's assessment required them to know the mathematics they were expected to teach as well as describe how to teach it. It was found that the level of high school mathematics undertaken was highly correlated with success in the teacher education unit designed to prepare prospective teachers to teach primary (elementary) mathematics. The findings have implications for enrolment in pre-service primary teacher preparation courses as well as for the structure of mathematics curriculum units. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10