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ERIC Number: EJ999498
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
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Engaging Pre-Service Middle-School Teacher-Education Students in Mathematical Problem Posing: Development of an Active Learning Framework
Ellerton, Nerida F.
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v83 n1 p87-101 May 2013
Although official curriculum documents make cursory mention of the need for problem posing in school mathematics, problem posing rarely becomes part of the implemented or assessed curriculum. This paper provides examples of how problem posing can be made an integral part of mathematics teacher education programs. It is argued that such programs are a good place to start the process of redesigning mathematics curricula so that school mathematics will pay more than lip service to problem posing. Data are presented and analyzed showing that teacher education students can recognize the need for problem posing both in their own programs and in school mathematics curricula. Examples of problems posed by teacher education students are presented and discussed. An active learning framework for interpreting the role of problem posing in mathematics classrooms is presented.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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