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Jao, Limin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 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…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Student Attitudes
Chamberlin, Michelle T.; Chamberlin, Scott A. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2010
During 3 field experience visits, 23 elementary preservice teachers implemented mathematical problem-solving tasks with grade 3-6 gifted students. Researchers investigated what the teachers learned about gifted students regarding student characteristics, mathematical problem-solving tasks, and pedagogy. Each teacher completed a pre- and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Academically Gifted, Field Experience Programs
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Burton, Megan; Daane, C. J.; Giesen, Judy – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2008
This study compared content knowledge for teaching mathematics differences between elementary pre-service teachers in a traditional versus an experimental mathematics methods course. The experimental course replaced 20 minutes of traditional methods, each class, with an intervention of elementary mathematics content. The difference between groups…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Clarkson, Lesa M. Covington; Fawcett, Gay; Shannon-Smith, Elaine; Goldman, Nancy T. – Educational Leadership, 2007
Students, parents, and sometimes even teachers often believe that complex mathematics is too difficult for certain learners. But the programs described in this article demonstrate that anyone can learn, understand, and use complex math. Lesa M. Covington-Clarkson boosted the confidence of black 6th graders by teaching them to use graphing…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Concepts, Teacher Improvement