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ERIC Number: EJ1005309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 23
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Investigating Content Knowledge of Traditionally vs. Alternatively Prepared Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Bonner, Emily P.; Ruiz, Elsa C.; Travis, Betty
Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, v1 Feb 2013
Teacher content knowledge has been repeatedly linked to student achievement. Alternative Mathematics Teacher Education Programs are popular and prevalent, but do they prepare teachers with the content knowledge needed to teach secondary mathematics? This study reports on a quantitative analysis comparing scores between traditionally and alternatively prepared teachers on a secondary mathematics state licensure test. Results show that neither group had a passing mean, and traditionally prepared teachers typically score higher on the state licensure test, though only significantly higher in particular domains and total score. (Contains 9 tables.)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University. Broadway and Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409-1042. Tel: 806-742-2566; Fax: 806-742-1112; e-mail: math.dept@ttu.edu; Web site: http://www.k-12prep.math.ttu.edu/journal/journal.shtml
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Texas; Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test