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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Mathematics teachers--Training of"”.
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Diagrammatic Reasoning Skills of Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers
… diagrammatic reasoning and geometric knowledge of pre-service mathematics teachers. Diagrammatic reasoning skills, as a sequence of steps from visualization, to interpretation, to formalisms, are at the core of teachers"™ content knowledge for teaching. However, there is no course in the …
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The Mathematical Content Knowledge of Prospective Teachers in Iceland
… focused on the mathematical content knowledge of prospective teachers in Iceland. The sample was 38 students in the School of Education at the University of Iceland, both graduate and undergraduate students. All of the participants in the study completed a questionnaire survey and 10 were …
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The prevalence and function of mathematics specialists across southern New Jersey
<p>The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine current practices regarding math specialists in the eight southern counties of New Jersey. Additionally, information on training opportunities offered by several universities was presented and compared to the certification requirements of …
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Good Mathematics Teaching: Perspectives of Beginning Secondary Teachers
What is good mathematics teaching? The answer depends on whom you are asking. Teachers, researchers, policymakers, administrators, and parents usually provide their own view on what they consider is good mathematics teaching and what is not. The purpose of this study was to determine how beginning …
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A study of New Jersey middle school mathematics teachers' qualifications and beliefs on certification
<p>The purpose of this research was to assess New Jersey middle school mathematics teachers' qualifications and beliefs on certification. To research this topic, teachers from South Jersey middle schools were contacted and asked to respond to a survey. The survey was created by the researcher to …
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Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematical Modeling
The release of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in 2010 resulted in a new focus on mathematical modeling in United States curricula. Mathematical modeling represents a way of doing and understanding mathematics new to most teachers. The purpose of this study was to determine the …
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Fostering Confidence and Competence in Early Childhood Mathematics Teachers
… study aimed to increase efficacy for teaching mathematics in pre-service early childhood teachers through the presentation of five video lessons on topics in early childhood mathematics. Each lesson entailed reading a short essay on a topic related to children's mathematical thinking and then …
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Secondary preservice teachers' understanding of Euclidean geometry
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When beginning mathematics teachers report acquiring successful attributes: Reflections on teacher education
… excellent educators in their classrooms. The aim of this study was to understand how beginning secondary mathematics teachers define success and to what experiences they attribute that success. Specifically, the central research question addressed was, "To what degree were significant attributes …
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The effect of basic review on achievement in mathematics
This research paper is a description and analysis of a test devised to measure knowledge of the four mathematical operations at the 6th grade level.
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Effects of mathematics professional development on growth in teacher mathematical content knowledge
The purpose of this project was to determine if there was a correlation between teachers' scores on fractions items on project assessments and the percentage of participation time in professional development activities.
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Effects of mathematics professional development on growth in teacher mathematical content knowledge
The purpose of this project was to determine if there was a correlation between teachers' scores on fractions items on project assessments and the percentage of participation time in professional development activities.
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Further Education and Training (FET) mathematics teacher professional learning through teacher roles and its influence on pedagogical practices in one district in Eastern Cape province
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Education in the Faculty of Arts and Design at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.