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Download full textKercher, Andrew; Bergman, Anna Marie; Zazkis, Rina – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
Mathematical terminology is sometimes created according to conventions that are not obvious to students who will use the term. When this is the case, investigating the choice of a name can reveal interesting and unforeseen connections among mathematical topics. In this study, we tasked prospective and practicing teachers to consider: What is…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Preservice Teachers
Zazkis, Rina; Leikin, Roza; Jolfaee, Simin – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2011
A Mathematics course for elementary school teachers (MFET) is required in North America in most teacher education programs. Our study investigates the perceptions of prospective elementary school teachers with respect to the contributions of such a course to their teaching. The results show that acquiring an understanding of concepts from the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Mathematical Concepts
Zazkis, Rina; Campbell, Stephen – 1994
This study contributes to a growing body of research on the development of elementary teacher's content knowledge of mathematics. Individual clinical interviews were conducted with preservice elementary teachers (N=21) enrolled in a professional development course called "Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers." An instrument that…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning)
