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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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"I Know You Have to Put Down a Zero, but I'm Not Sure Why": Exploring the Link between Pre-Service Teachers' Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Maher, Nicole; Muir, Tracey – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2013
This paper reports on an investigation into pre-service teachers' mathematical content knowledge and their ability to interpret students' responses to a multi-digit multiplication task and make subsequent appropriate teaching decisions. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, the researchers tested aspects of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching
How Do They Measure Up? Primary Pre-Service Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge of Area and Perimeter
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Livy, Sharyn; Muir, Tracey; Maher, Nicole – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2012
This paper reports on the results of three different investigations into pre-service teachers' understanding of the mathematical concepts of area and perimeter. Different test instruments were used with three cohorts from two universities in order to identify pre-service teachers' understandings and common misconceptions. The results…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Knowledge Level