ERIC Number: EJ1141971
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
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Shifting Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematics Teaching: The Contextual Situation of a Mathematics Methods Course
Jao, Limin
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v15 n5 p895-914 Jun 2017
For pre-service teachers (PSTs) who have been exposed to traditional approaches, teacher education courses can be a revelatory experience in their development as educators. This study explores if Canadian upper elementary/lower secondary (grades 4-10) PSTs change their beliefs about mathematics teaching as a result of taking a mathematics methods course and how the course influenced these beliefs. Surveys were used to measure participants' mathematics beliefs, and results show that PSTs' beliefs moved to favor reform-based approaches. Qualitative data complemented the survey results, suggesting that experiencing new approaches and having the opportunity to apply them into practice are important to their development as mathematics teachers.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Student Attitudes, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Beliefs, Attitude Change, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Secondary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Qualitative Research, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 10
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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