ERIC Number: ED584593
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 8
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Learning to Professionally Notice: Preservice Elementary Teachers' Attitudes toward Mathematics in Context
Schack, Edna O.; Fisher, Molly H.; Thomas, Jonathan; Jong, Cindy; Eisenhardt, Sara
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (35th, Chicago, IL, Nov 14-17, 2013)
The goal of this study is to better understand preservice elementary teachers' changes in attitudes towards mathematics in connection with their participation in a module aimed at developing professional noticing capacities. This module, typically implemented in the mathematics methods course, involves practice with the three interrelated components of professional noticing--attending, interpreting, and deciding. Pre- and post-assessments of participants' mathematical attitudes and professional noticing capacities were administered to measure change in these areas. Participants demonstrated significant growth in their professional noticing capabilities and mostly positive attitudinal change; however, there was no significant correlation between the changes on the respective measures. [For the complete proceedings, see ED584443.]
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Mathematics, Context Effect, Professional Development, Attitude Change, Learning Modules, Methods Courses, Pretests Posttests, Capacity Building, Correlation, Protocol Materials, Protocol Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Beliefs
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: TUES1043667; TUES1043656; TUES1043831
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