ERIC Number: EJ1122048
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 8
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ISSN: EISSN-2382-0349
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Re-Envisaging the Teaching of Mathematics: One Student Teacher's Experience Learning to Teach Primary Mathematics in a Manner Congruent with the New Zealand Curriculum
Bailey, Judy
Teachers and Curriculum, v13 p83-90 2013
Teacher education can provide opportunities for contributing towards a re-envisaging of the teaching and learning of mathematics in the primary classroom. This study documents the experiences of one student teacher who, during her mathematics education courses, embraced a perception of mathematics as a social, creative and experiential discipline. During her subsequent teaching practicum she sought to teach mathematics using a variety of problems set in meaningful contexts with an emphasis on children being creators of mathematics. Michele's experience suggests that student teachers can effectively learn and implement ways of teaching mathematics that support the aspirations of New Zealand's curriculum document.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Student Teachers, Student Teaching, Teaching Experience, Learning Experience, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Problem Solving, Student Participation, Student Diversity, Alignment (Education), Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational Research. Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-858-5171; Fax: +64-7-838-4712; e-mail: wmier@waikato.ac.nz; Web site: http://tandc.ac.nz/tandc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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