ERIC Number: ED630097
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Publication Date: 2021
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Impact of Mediated Field Experiences on Teacher Candidates' Self-Reported Learning: A Multi-Institutional Descriptive Pilot Study
Swartz, Barbara Ann; Billings, Esther M. H.; Knapp, Melinda; Pinter, Holly Henderson; Lynch, Sararose D.
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (43rd, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 14-17, 2021)
Mediated Field Experiences (MFEs) provide teacher candidates (TCs) structured opportunities to unpack and enact core teaching practices, gain mathematics content and pedagogical knowledge, and reflect critically on mathematics teaching and learning. In this paper we present findings from a multi-institutional descriptive pilot study that investigates the impact of MFEs on TC learning. TCs reported that they (1) deepened their understanding of the targeted core teaching practice(s), (2) developed a vision of ambitious mathematics teaching, (3) recognized the importance of cultivating a positive classroom learning community, and (4) increased their confidence when teaching after their completion of a one-term course implementing MFEs. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630060.]
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Classroom Environment, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Educational Practices
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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