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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Building a Knowledge Base: Understanding Prospective Elementary Teachers' Mathematical Content Knowledge
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Thanheiser, Eva; Browning, Christine; Edson, Alden J.; Kastberg, Signe; Lo, Jane-Jane – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2013
This survey of the literature summarizes and reflects on research findings regarding elementary preservice teachers' (PSTs') mathematics conceptions and the development thereof. Despite the current focus on teacher education, peer-reviewed journals offer a surprisingly sparse insight in these areas. The limited research that exists…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
U.S. and Taiwanese Pre-Service Teachers' Geometry Knowledge and Thinking
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Lin, Cheng-Yao; Luo, Fenqjen; Lo, Jane-Jane; Yang, Der-Ching – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2011
This study investigated and compared the geometry knowledge and levels of pre-service elementary teachers from the United States and Taiwan. Forty pre-service teachers in Taiwan and 48 pre-service teachers in the United States at the beginning of their teacher education programs completed the Entering Geometry Test (EGT) and the van Hiele Geometry…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Geometric Concepts, Geometry