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Guzman, Lynette D. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015
This study investigates how 20 prospective elementary teachers make connections among children's multiple mathematical knowledge bases in their thinking about assessing children's understanding of fractions. The researcher facilitated concept-mapping tasks to examine the ways the prospective teachers linked concepts related to children's lives and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Skills, Knowledge Level
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West, Kazuko Ito – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2013
What would be one of the most sensible ways for a country to invest to achieve maximal economic growth? A recent study (Chetty, Friedman, & Rockoff, 2011) by economists at Harvard and Columbia Universities shows that better teacher quality results in significantly higher students' lifetime earnings. And investing in public school teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness