Professional Growth Through Reflection and an Approximation of Practice: Experiences of Preservice Teachers as Teaching Assistants in a Secondary Mathematics Teaching Methods Course

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Limin Jao ◽  
Gurpreet Sahmbi ◽  
Ying-Syuan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Secondary Mathematics ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Mathematics Teaching Methods ◽  
Secondary Mathematics Teaching

scholarly journals Teaching Activities Implemented by Pre-Service Primary Teachers While Teaching Mathematics

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-64
Author(s):  
Mustafa DOĞAN ◽  
Zehra TAŞPINAR ŞENER
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Mathematics Teaching Methods

Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the teaching activities of pre-service teachers in the course of mathematics teaching methods. All of the pre-service teachers have selected an attainment content from the primary (1-4) mathematics education curriculum at the beginning of the semester in the scope of mathematics teaching methods course. Data collection tools include prepared lesson plans and presentation notes by the students, as well as field notes of the researchers in addition to an observation form. According to the results obtained with descriptive statistics and content analysis, while the pre-service teachers were successfully performed in timing and taking into account of curriculum requirements, they were not adequately performed in problem posing and problem solving and also using alternative and appropriate evaluation methods.

Preparing Preservice Teachers via Teaching Methods Courses: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Fei Wu ◽  
Ashley Phelps ◽  
Michael Hodges ◽  
Yiqiong Zhang ◽  
Xiaofen D. Keating ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Elementary Classroom ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Elementary Methods

Purpose: To review past research on teaching methods courses with preservice physical education teachers and preservice elementary classroom teachers. Method: This study was guided by the 2017 National Standards for Initial Physical Education Teacher Education. A thorough literature search was conducted using online databases, and a total of 28 articles were selected for review. Results: About two thirds of the reviewed studies were related to elementary methods courses, and 10.7% of the studies were quantitative. Perceptions and confidence in teaching physical education were the focus of studies for preservice elementary classroom teachers, while pedagogical knowledge development and restructuring was the primary emphasis for preservice physical education teachers via elementary methods course. Research on the secondary methods course yielded no salient themes. Conclusions: Research on the topic has been incongruent with the national standards. More experimental and quantitative studies are needed in the future.

scholarly journals Stories in Mathematics Teacher Education: Preservice Teachers’ Experiences Creating an Important Book

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Limin Jao
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Education ◽  
Secondary Mathematics ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Writing Task

This paper describes a mathematics task inspired by a children’s storybook, The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown, and how secondary mathematics preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) experiences with this reform-based task influenced their development as educators. Findings suggest that PSTs enjoyed the opportunity to be creative and make connections to personal experiences. Engaging in this writing task also affected PSTs’ development as mathematics teachers as it allowed them to think more broadly about mathematics teaching and see the value in reform-based approaches for teaching.

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