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Mathematical Misconceptions Of A Different Kind: Women Preservice Teachers’ Working Theories Of Mathematics Teaching, Kathleen Jablon Stoehr, Kathy Carter
Mathematical Misconceptions Of A Different Kind: Women Preservice Teachers’ Working Theories Of Mathematics Teaching, Kathleen Jablon Stoehr, Kathy Carter
Teacher Education
Mathematical anxiety and confidence in women who are entering the elementary teaching field is a subject that has captured the interest of mathematics teacher educators. Previous research has revealed that women who pursue elementary teaching careers are often individuals who themselves have confronted anxiety and low confidence in mathematics during their own K-12 experiences (Brady & Bowd, 2006; McGlynn-Stewart, 2010; Sloan, 2010). Prior studies in mathematics education reveal that individuals’ experiences with mathematics shape how they think about doing and teaching mathematics (Ball, 1988; Rodríguez & Kitchen, 2005). Long before preservice teachers step foot into their teacher education program, their …