ERIC Number: EJ1306878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
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Lived Experiences: Secondary Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives about Multiple Components of Their Teacher Education Program
Jao, Limin; Stewart, Alexandra; Rao, Nakita
Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, v23 n2 p42-58 2021
Reform-based approaches to teaching mathematics are proven to be most effective for students' learning, yet many novice secondary mathematics teachers still use traditional approaches. One reason for this is that novice teachers tend to teach the way that they experienced mathematics as students themselves. There is thus an onus on teacher education programs to provide pre-service teachers (PSTs) with new, reform-based experiences with mathematics in order to positively influence their future teaching practice. Grounded in situated learning theory, this qualitative, exploratory case study examined PSTs' perceptions and experiences of reform-based approaches in three components of their teacher education program. PSTs shared during interviews that they experienced reform-based approaches in both "student" and "teacher" roles in different ways and to different extents. Findings also highlight the impact that teacher educators have on PSTs' learning. We conclude by proposing multiple considerations for how teacher education programs can provide opportunities for PSTs to experience reform-based approaches in situated ways.
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods, Beginning Teachers, Educational Change, Situated Learning, Case Studies, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role, Student Role, Methods Courses, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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