An Updated Comparison of the Number of Mathematics Courses Taken by Elementary Teachers and Their Mathematical Understandings.

Pigge, Fred L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1980-Dec

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An Updated Comparison of the Number of Mathematics Courses Taken by Elementary Teachers and Their Mathematical Understandings.

Pigge, Fred L.; And Others

School Science and Mathematics, v80 n8 p643-50 Dec 1980

Reported are the results of a follow-up study comparing the number of mathematics courses taken by 978 elementary teachers and their mathematics knowledge as measured by a 65-item test. The data indicated that elementary teachers with more high school and/or college mathematics scored higher on the mathematics test. (DS)

Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education, Teachers, Tests

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