ERIC Number: EJ1214000
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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An In-Service Primary Teacher's Implementation of Mathematical Tasks: The Case of Length Measurement and Perimeter Instruction
Dogan Coskun, Sumeyra; Isiksal Bostan, Mine
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v50 n4 p486-505 2019
The purpose of this paper is to examine the cognitive demand levels of tasks used by an in-service primary teacher during length measurement and perimeter instruction and to examine a possible link between these tasks and the teacher's mathematical knowledge in teaching. For this purpose, a case study approach was used and the data was drawn from classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and field notes. Specific tasks from length measurement and perimeter instruction were presented and analyzed according to the Mathematical Tasks Framework. Then, how these tasks gave information about the teacher's mathematical knowledge in teaching in the length measurement and perimeter topics was examined according to the Knowledge Quartet model. According to the findings of the study, the tasks used during length measurement and perimeter instruction were mostly categorized as low-level tasks. In addition, teacher's mathematical knowledge in teaching affected the implementation of the tasks.
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Level, Program Implementation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Ankara)
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