Promoting English Language Learner Pedagogy in Science with Elementary School Teachers: The ESTELL Model of Pre-Service Teacher Education

1979 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
Fred L. Pigge ◽  
Thomas C. Gibney ◽  
John L. Ginther

The data from the first mathematics survey of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a mixed picture of strengths and weaknesses in our mathematics programs. An examination of the assessment data suggests that the current emphasis on arithmetic skills in undergraduate and graduate teacher education should be examined to find a proper balance between skill and understanding, as well as between arithmetic s kills and skills in measurement and geometry.


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