ERIC Number: ED604359
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Primary Pre-Service Teachers' Noticing of Structural Thinking in Mathematics
Gronow, Mark; Cavanagh, Michael; Mulligan, Joanne
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (42nd, Perth, Western Australia, Jun 30-Jul 4, 2019)
Stephens (2008) described structural thinking as an awareness of the way different occurrences of a mathematical property develop into correct generalisations. Many primary pre-service teachers (PSTs) graduate from their tertiary studies without the ability to notice structural thinking. In this study, two primary PSTs learned to notice structural thinking in three cycles of professional learning workshops; teaching mathematics; and, interviews. Here, we report on how the PSTs attended to structural thinking in their classroom communication and their awareness of doing so in the workshops and interviews. Results indicate the PSTs improved their noticing of structural thinking.
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Generalization, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Workshops, Student Attitudes, Classroom Communication, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Lesson Plans, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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