ERIC Number: EJ1057516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1947-7503
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Developing the Practice of Teacher Questioning through a K-2 Elementary Mathematics Field Experience
Schwartz, Catherine
Investigations in Mathematics Learning, v7 n3 p30-50 Spr 2015
This article presents findings from research on a field experience designed to help elementary preservice teachers learn the practice of teacher questioning during formal and informal interviews to analyze student mathematical thinking in K-2 classrooms. The practice of teacher questioning is framed as choosing a mathematical goal, analyzing student thinking about that goal, and then deciding on a question or prompt. Preservice teachers were specific and accurate in identifying a mathematical goal and analyzing student thinking when responding to a video-taped interview, but were less successful in their explicit discussion about the rationales for particular teacher questions in response to student thinking. More research is needed to understand tasks for preservice teachers in early field experiences that will help them develop intentional use of teacher questioning to facilitate student thinking about mathematics.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Field Instruction, Practicums, Early Childhood Education, Methods Courses, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Measures (Individuals), Thinking Skills, Decision Making Skills, Teacher Evaluation, Interviews, Computer Assisted Testing, Video Technology, Classroom Observation Techniques
Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Web site: http://web.unlv.edu/RCML/journal.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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