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Teaching mathematics in a project-based learning context: Initial teacher knowledge and perceived needs
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Beswick, K and Callingham, R and Muir, T, Teaching mathematics in a project-based learning context: Initial teacher knowledge and perceived needs, Mathematics Education: Expanding Horizons - Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2-6 July 2012, Singapore, pp. 114-121. ISBN 978-981-07-2527-3 (2012) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper reports on initial data from teachers at an Australian Year 9-12 secondary school
which is attempting to implement a project-based learning model across the entire
curriculum. The eight teachers had diverse prior teaching experiences, including work in
primary schools, special education, Year 7-10 secondary schools, and technical and further
education. None had studied mathematics at tertiary level and just one listed maths as a main
teaching area. Results of an initial survey indicate that most had reasonable levels of personal
mathematics competence, and could identify relevant mathematical concepts among the
affordances of a particular scenario, but that they struggled to articulate how they would
work with students to pursue any of the relevant mathematics in depth.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Teacher and instructor development |
UTAS Author: | Beswick, K (Professor Kim Beswick) |
UTAS Author: | Callingham, R (Associate Professor Rosemary Callingham) |
UTAS Author: | Muir, T (Associate Professor Tracey Muir) |
ID Code: | 78863 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2012-07-31 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-09 |
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