Making connections in practice: how prospective elementary teachers connect to children’s mathematical thinking and community funds of knowledge in mathematics instruction  

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Aguirre, Julia M. ; Turner, Erin E. ; Bartell, Tonya Gau ; Kalinec-Craig, Crystal ; Foote, Mary Q. ; McDuffie, Amy Roth ; Drake, Corey

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal Of Teacher Education vol. 64 no. 02 (Mar. 2013), page 178-192.
Topik: prospective mathematics teacher education; equity; elementary mathematics education; children’s mathematical thinking; culturally relevant mathematics
Fulltext: Making Connections in Practice- How Prospective.pdf (732.49KB)

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This study examines the ways prospective elementary teachers (PSTs) made connections to children’s mathematical thinking and children’s community funds of knowledge in mathematics lesson plans. We analyzed the work of 70 PSTs from across three university sites associated with an instructional module for elementary mathematics methods courses that asks PSTs to visit community settings and develop problem solving mathematics lessons that connect to mathematical practices in these settings (Community Mathematics Exploration Module). Using analytic induction, we identified three distinct levels of connections to children’s mathematical thinking and their community funds of knowledge evidenced in PSTs’ work (emergent, transitional, and meaningful). Findings describe how these connections reflected different points on a learning trajectory. This study has implications for understanding how PSTs begin to connect to children’s mathematical funds of knowledge in their teaching, a practice shown to be effective for teaching diverse groups of children.

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