ERIC Number: EJ1189612
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-2165-7874
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Mathematics Content Courses for Teachers: An Analysis of Colleges and Universities in Texas
Johnson, Gwendolyn; Jorgensen, Theresa; Fuentes, Sarah Quebec; Kribs-Zaleta, Christopher M.; Gawlik, Christina
Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, v4 Aug 2018
Teachers' mathematics content knowledge has been shown to be correlated with children's learning. Because teachers often enter teacher preparation programs with weak content knowledge, the college level mathematics courses they take can have a significant impact on the development of that knowledge. The present study examines the mathematics content courses for prospective teachers offered by Texas four-year baccalaureate-granting institutions over one academic year. Data on the number of mathematics courses for prospective teachers, the content of these courses, and information about the background of instructors of those courses were collected from publicly available resources. Findings revealed that the majority of institutions are not meeting current recommendations about the number and content focus of mathematics courses for prospective teachers. Further, findings indicate that instructors who teach mathematics courses for teachers have different characteristics than mathematics professors in general.
Descriptors: Mathematics, Course Content, Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Colleges, Universities, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Education Programs, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teacher Education, Comparative Analysis
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 - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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