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Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions Of Mathematics Through Drawings, Adam Akerson
Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions Of Mathematics Through Drawings, Adam Akerson
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Research indicates that mathematics anxiety is particularly high in pre-service teachers (Bekdemir, 2010; Gresham, 2007; Hembree, 1990). These future teachers will soon be entering classrooms of their own, responsible for teaching mathematics to young children, who need strong teachers. A 2013 report from The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), found that 42% fourth-graders performed at or above the proficient level in math (NCES, 2013. The purpose of this study was to examine elementary pre-service teacher candidates (PSTCs) perceptions of mathematics, through drawings. Drawings were analyzed before and after a semester-long field experience in a constructivist mathematics environment. The participants …
What’S Art Got To Do With Math?, Eric L. Mann
What’S Art Got To Do With Math?, Eric L. Mann
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Creating Mathematics Performance Assessments That Address Multiple Student Levels, Damon L. Bahr
Creating Mathematics Performance Assessments That Address Multiple Student Levels, Damon L. Bahr
Faculty Publications
In recent times there has been considerable commentary regarding the need to enhance mathematical assessment as evidenced by Numeracy, A Priority for All: Challenges for Australian Schools (2000). This emphasis on assessment is timely because although the mathematical reform movement has produced much-needed improvements in both curriculum and instruction, changes in assessment have not kept pace (Firestone & Schorr. 2004; Morgan, 1998). As Ridgeway (1998, p.2) states, "As an issue of policy, the implementation of standards-based curricula should always be accompanied by the implementation of standards-based assessment. In fact, incremental change in assessment systems will foster concurrent improvement in professional …