ERIC Number: EJ1481510
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
EISSN: EISSN-1464-5211
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Using a Graphic Calculator to Promote a Preservice Teacher's Didactic Knowledge of Functions
Floriano Viseu1,2; Ana Paula Aires3,4; Sara Cruz2,5
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v56 n8 p1457-1475 2025
The initial teacher education courses for Mathematics aim to promote an adequate education in mathematics and mathematics didactics. Equally or even more important than this education is understanding how the preservice teacher should build new knowledge from the activities they undertake. Considering the teaching practicum, this study aims to understand the contribution of the graphic calculator that complies with the guidelines set by the Portuguese Ministry of Education for secondary education in promoting the didactic knowledge of a preservice teacher in the teaching of functions in 11th grade within the Portuguese education system. Adopting a qualitative and interpretive methodology, following a design-based approach, data were collected through her lesson plans, reflections and practicum report. Regarding content knowledge of functions, the preservice teacher identifies different representations and reveals knowledge of facts and procedures. In terms of specialised content knowledge, she explores the graphic calculator to connect representations and identifies different task-solving strategies. About content knowledge and the curriculum, she knows the curricular recommendations about the teaching of functions and the integration of the graphic calculator in mathematics lessons. Regarding content knowledge and students, she identifies factors that enhance or inhibit understanding and evaluates students' comprehension of the topics studied.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Graphing Calculators, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Grade 11, Knowledge Level, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Foreign Countries, Lesson Plans, Planning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 11; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Portugal
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Integrated Literacy Studies Didactics and Supervision, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; 2Research Center on Education (CIEd), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; 3Department of Mathematics, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal; 4Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers (CIDTFF), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; 5Applied Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (2Ai), Higher School of Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Barcelos, Portugal

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