ERIC Number: ED586017
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Preservice Elementary Teachers' Learning from Videocases: Results from the VPEM Project
Castro Superfine, Alison; Li, Wenjuan
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 (33rd, Reno, NV, Oct 20-23, 2011)
While understanding children's mathematical thinking is an important part of what teachers need to know in order to be effective in the classroom, preservice coursework often fails to provide learning opportunities focused on this aspect of teaching. Using a videocase curriculum focused on children's mathematical thinking, the authors examined changes in preservice elementary teachers' knowledge of, beliefs about, and ability to analyze children's thinking. Results from a quasi-experimental study indicate that the videocase curriculum had little effect on participants' knowledge and ability to analyze children's thinking, yet a moderate effect on participants' beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning. [For the complete proceedings, see ED585874.]
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education, Video Technology, Case Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Level, Beliefs, Curriculum, Program Effectiveness, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Mathematics, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A