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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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Tobias, Jennifer M.; Roy, George J.; Safi, Farshid – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2015
This article examines prospective elementary teachers' conceptions of unitizing with whole numbers and fraction concepts and operations throughout a semester-long mathematics content course. Student work samples and classroom conversations are used to illustrate the types of unitizing understandings that prospective teachers bring to teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation
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Lavy, Ilana; Shriki, Atara – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
One aspect of professional development of mathematics teachers relates to the development of assessment skills. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of engaging prospective mathematics teachers in peer assessment, both as assessors and assessees, on the development of their assessment skills in general and assessment of geometrical…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Peer Evaluation
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Ng, Sharon Sui Ngan – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
Chinese pre-school children perform well in learning mathematics compared with English-speaking children. This study investigates the scenes behind Chinese preschool children's mathematics performance using teacher questionnaires and interviews. Results indicated that the Chinese number system appeared to afford advantages to Chinese children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Mathematics Skills, Preschool Teachers
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Toh, Tin Lam; Kaur, Berinderjeet; Koay, Phong Lee – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2013
In this article, we explore the mathematical content knowledge of one entire cohort of pre-service teachers (N = 107) through analysing their performance in a Secondary Mathematics Audit that was developed for the International Comparative Studies in Mathematics Teacher Training that was initiated by the University of Plymouth. We study how their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers