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Publication Date: 2009-May
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The Building of Pre-Service Primary Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematics Teaching: Interaction and Online Video Case Studies
Llinares, Salvador; Valls, Julia
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, v37 n3 p247-271 May 2009
This study explores how preservice primary teachers became engaged in meaning-making mathematics teaching when participating in online discussions within learning environments integrating video-clips of mathematics teaching. We identified different modes of participation in the online discussions and different levels of knowledge-building. The data can be explained by the type of task set in the learning environments and by a gradually improved shared understanding of the teaching. The structure of the learning environments supported inquiry into meaningful topics and knowledge-building through activities like identifying, interpreting and designing. These findings suggest that the different types of task and conditions of online discussion in the learning environments influence the nature of the interaction showing the correspondence between synergistic interaction and higher-order thinking.
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Computer Uses in Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Case Studies, Protocol Materials, Interaction, Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Internet, Video Technology
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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