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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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Secondary Pre-Service Teachers' Content Knowledge for State Assessments: Implications for Mathematics Education Programs
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Wilburne, Jane M.; Long, Michael – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2010
Seventy secondary mathematics pre-service teachers from two universities were assessed on their content knowledge, vocabulary knowledge, and their perceived confidence in teaching the content addressed on the eleventh grade state assessment. The results indicate the pre-service teachers had significant content weakness in data analysis, algebra,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Education, Data Analysis
Connecting Mathematics and Literature: An Analysis of Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers' Changing Beliefs and Knowledge
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Wilburne, Jane M.; Napoli, Mary – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2008
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics calls for students to see relationships and connections with mathematics (2000). This study examined the influences on eight pre-service elementary school teachers' beliefs and knowledge of teaching mathematics through literature. The semester long project involved both the language arts and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts, Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses