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ERIC Number: EJ478384
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Subject-Matter Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Prospective Secondary Teachers and the Function Concept.
Even, Ruhama
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v24 n2 p94-116 Mar 1993
Analyzed questionnaire responses of 152 prospective secondary mathematics teachers, 10 of whom were interviewed, to investigate their knowledge of the concept of function. Results indicated that many did not have a modern concept of function, a limitation that influenced their pedagogical approach. (Contains 45 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Functions (Mathematics), Higher Education, Interviews, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Questionnaires, Schemata (Cognition), Secondary Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge Base for Teaching; Mathematics Education Research; Preservice Teachers; Subject Content Knowledge