How Pre-Service Teachers Integrate Knowledge of Students' Difficulties in Understanding the Concept of the Arithmetic Mean into Their Pedagogy

Title
How Pre-Service Teachers Integrate Knowledge of Students' Difficulties in Understanding the Concept of the Arithmetic Mean into Their Pedagogy
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Prodromou, Theodosia
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-7756
Email: tprodrom@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:tprodrom
Editor
Editor(s): Vicki Steinle, Lynda Ball, Caroline Bardini
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Place of publication
Melbourne, Australia
UNE publication id
une:13771
Abstract
This research study investigates how pre-service teachers integrate statistical content, students' thinking, and pedagogy as they examine how 11- to 12-year olds develop mathematically. The findings provide insights into: a) how pre-service teachers identify some of the difficulties that students commonly have, and b) what pedagogical approaches pre-service teachers use to address students' difficulties and enhance students' learning. These findings have implications for the design and delivery of professional development that improves teachers' knowledge, understanding, and skills in teaching statistics.
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Citation
Mathematics Education: Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, p. 546-553
ISBN
9780734048448
Start page
546
End page
553

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