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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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Raychaudhuri, Debasree – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2013
A typical pathway to become a credentialed mathematics teacher in a high school constitutes primarily of three parts; a bachelor's degree, subject matter competency, and the requisite professional education--courses and directed teaching. These are often delivered in a disconnected fashion with little attention given to the context. As…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics
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Cox, Dana C.; Chesler, Josh; Beisiegel, Mary; Kenney, Rachael; Newton, Jill; Stone, Jamalee – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2013
Capstone courses have been recommended as a way for pre-service secondary mathematics teachers (PSMT) to connect the mathematics they learn in university to the mathematics they will teach in high schools. However, not much is known about the nature of these courses in the U.S. Through a survey of departments of mathematics and education, the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Education
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Burns, Barbara A. – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2010
The history of mathematics is an important component in the learning of mathematics. This study examines how pre-service teachers view the role of history of mathematics in the high school curriculum. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Results showed significant changes in beliefs about how the history of mathematics should be…
Descriptors: History, Methods, Secondary School Curriculum, Mathematics
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Johnson, Denise Terry; Chandler, Farrah Jackson – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2009
Teacher education programs are designed to provide candidates opportunities to explore effective ways to teach K-12 students mathematics. Although many of these experiences engage candidates in investigations of pedagogies using technology, manipulatives, media, etc., they often only involve and emphasize more formal experiences such as…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Informal Education, Teacher Education Programs, Learning Experience