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Gerber, Lindsey N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Teacher quality is instrumental in improving student performance. Unfortunately, discrepancies between teacher preparation programs and national and state K-12 student standards have contributed to the difficult task of producing quality teachers. The contemporary mathematics education paradigm used at most colleges and universities relies on…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Developmental Studies Programs
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Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed.; Popov, Nikolay, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2015
This proceedings is divided into two parts. Volume 13, Number 1 contains papers presented at the thirteenth annual international conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) held in Sofia, Bulgaria June 10-13, 2015. Volume 13, Number 2 contains papers presented at the third International Partner Conference, organised by the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Social Justice, Accountability, Educational Development
Burris, Justin T. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As one research priority for mathematics education is "to research how mathematical meanings are structured by tools available," the present study examined mathematical representations more closely by investigating instructional modes of representation (Noss, Healy & Hoyles, 1997). The study compared two modes of instruction of place value with…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Elementary Education, Technology Education, Grade 3
Johnson, Tracy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined pre-service teachers' development of mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) over their final year in a university based teacher education program. This was done through analyzing written reflections, focus group interviews, individual interviews, teaching observations, and post-observation interviews as well as through the…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses
Wheatley, Derek – New Era, 1977
Compares the mathematical concepts and language of the 1937, 1948, and 1962 editions of the Essex Local Education Authority mathematics tests with the 1977 Testing of Attainment in Mathematics Survey (TAMS). Sample test items are given along with two tables analyzing the concepts tested and the language used. For journal availability, see SO 506…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Elementary Education
Ginsburg, Alan; Leinwand, Steven; Anstrom, Terry; Pollock, Elizabeth – American Institutes for Research, 2005
This exploratory study compares key features of the Singapore and U.S. mathematics systems in the primary grades, when students need to build a strong mathematics foundation. It identifies major differences between the mathematics frameworks, textbooks, assessments, and teachers in Singapore and the United States. It also presents initial results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction