ERIC Number: ED657998
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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Mathematics Learner and Mathematics Educator Identities in a Problem-Solving Focused Mathematics Content Course
Stephen L. Caviness; Joanna O. Masingila
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (45th, Reno, NV, Oct 1-4, 2023)
In this study, we sought to understand what might be learned about preservice teachers' mathematics learner and mathematics educator identities in the context of a problem-solving focused mathematics content course. Twenty-two preservice teachers participated in this study as part of their undergraduate teacher preparation program. We implemented a narrative identity lens which operationalized stories as identity with a sociocultural understanding of learning. In our findings we discuss examples of how mathematics learner identity influenced mathematics educator identity, and vice versa. In addition, we emphasize the importance of the way that preservice teachers define mathematics and how this influences mathematics identities. [For the complete proceedings, see ED657822.]
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Teachers, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Methods Courses
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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