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Publication Date: 2012-Dec
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A Professional Experience Learning Community for Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Cavanagh, Michael S.; Garvey, Thomas
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v37 n12 Article 7Dec 2012
This paper reports the development and implementation of a collaborative professional experience learning community for a group of nine pre-service secondary mathematics teachers. The pre-service teachers and their methods lecturer made 12 school visits over one academic year to a local secondary school. The pre-service teachers observed and co-taught problem-solving lessons in two Year 8 classes. They discussed the lessons with the teacher and the university lecturer, and later posted reflective comments to an online forum. Data from questionnaires, interviews, and reflections indicate that participation in the learning community helped pre-service teachers make stronger links between theory and practice, learn from each other, and become more reflective about problem-solving teaching approaches.
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Lecture Method, Reflection, Questionnaires, Interviews, Participation, Partnerships in Education, Higher Education, Workshops, Mathematics
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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