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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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Prior Study of Mathematics as a Predictor of Pre-Service Teachers' Success on Tests of Mathematics and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Norton, Stephen – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2012
There remains a lack of empirical evidence about the relationship between the level of mathematics studied at high school and within tertiary degrees and primary school pre-service teachers' success in curriculum subjects. Further, there is little evidence to inform the structure and delivery of mathematics teacher preparation. In this study, the…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
How Deeply and How Well? How Ready to Teach Mathematics after a One-Year Program?
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Norton, Stephen – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2010
The importance of teachers' content knowledge for effective teaching of mathematics has long been recognised. Recent national testing regimes in Australia (National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy [NAPLAN]) have raised questions of the adequacy of teachers' content knowledge. This, in turn has focused attention upon the quality of teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs