ERIC Number: EJ1452074
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1068-1752
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Improving Preservice Teachers' Math Learning Experiences: A Look at One Program's Intentional Redesign
Amy Smith; Mercedes Tichenor
SRATE Journal, v33 n1 2024
A major challenge faced by elementary education programs is the vast amount of content preservice teachers must master in various subject areas. With limited time and coursework, how can teacher preparation programs scaffold meaningful experiences and provide a progression of opportunities to aid preservice teachers in mastering this content and the delivery of this content? In this article, we describe how a teacher preparation program strategically redesigned their existing elementary teacher preparatory mathematics courses to provide preservice teachers with conceptually driven, impactful mathematical knowledge for teaching. Preliminary feedback indicates that the math redesign has supported preservice teachers' mathematical content knowledge for teaching.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Learning Experience, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teacher Education, Mastery Learning, Elementary School Mathematics, Program Design, Methods Courses
Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators. Web site: http://www.srate.org/journal.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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