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Teachers' knowledge of their students as learners and how to intervene
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Watson, JM and Beswick, K and Brown, NR, Teachers' knowledge of their students as learners and how to intervene, Identities Cultures and Learning Spaces - Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 1-5 July 2006, Canberra, ACT, pp. 551-558. ISBN 1-920846-12-3 (2006) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Official URL: http://www.merga.net.au/node/38?year=2006
Abstract
As part of a teacher profiling instrument, 42 middle school teachers were presented with a
mathematics problem dealing with fractions and wholes and asked to suggest solutions that
would be given by their students. Further they were asked how they would address
inappropriate responses in the classroom. The students in their classes were presented with
the same question as part of a larger survey of mathematical concepts important in the
middle years. This study compares the expectations of teachers and their suggested
remedial actions with their years of teaching, their previous mathematics study, and the
performance of students. Results suggest explicit questioning of teachers is an effective
way to explore teacher knowledge for teaching mathematics.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | mathematics problem, fractions, mathematical concepts, teacher knowledge |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Education systems |
| Research Field: | Secondary education |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Other education and training |
| Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Watson, JM (Professor Jane Watson) |
| UTAS Author: | Beswick, K (Professor Kim Beswick) |
| UTAS Author: | Brown, NR (Professor Natalie Brown) |
| ID Code: | 40877 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (LP0560543) |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2006-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2013-07-15 |
| Downloads: | 1,048 View Download Statistics |
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